Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DEAN, JR, JOSEPH E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645 2647

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.0%
Allow Rate
+25.0% vs TC avg
777
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
865
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 755 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
69.9%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18159603 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING EMERGENCY SERVICE AND PRIORITY SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18336299 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OF AN OPEN-RADIO ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
18567397 Training Network-Based Decoders of User Equipment (UE) Channel State Information (CSI) Feedback Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18514079 COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR EXECUTING PERCEPTION TASK AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18039162 SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18693408 SKIPPING CONTROL ELEMENT UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS WHEN USING SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18415571 MEASUREMENT GAP Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18682081 POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18579036 TERMINAL ACCESS METHOD, EQUIPMENT AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18504492 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY INFORMATION Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18683776 PROXIMITY SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE CO-LOCATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Co-Moving Carpool Ltd.

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