Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DEFAUW, THAD N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+25.3% vs TC avg
273
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
1039
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 257 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18312969 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17925198 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SEGMENT RECOVERY AND MESSAGE FEEDBACK IN 5G MESSAGING ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18785050 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
17853155 Access Network System, Transmission Method, and Related Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17249970 Intelligent Measurement Handling Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17997478 LOCATION-BASED CHANNEL OCCUPANCY SHARING FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17811858 BANDWIDTH SIGNALING FOR CONTROL FRAMES Non-Final OA MAXLINEAR, INC.

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