Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DOBSON, DANIEL G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2636

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.6%
Allow Rate
+19.6% vs TC avg
655
Total Applications
+7.1%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
73.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18697186 A BROADCAST-AND-SELECT NODE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18446611 OPTICAL COUPLER, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18613293 OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS WITH MULTI-LASER MODULES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18379008 DETACHABLE LIGHT SOURCE SUPPLY APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18560764 Coherent Optical Receiver Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18603119 RESOLVING A TOPOLOGY OF A DYNAMIC NETWORK USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Aalyria Technologies, Inc.
18120849 Radio Access Network using Radio Over Fibre Non-Final OA Fadhel M Ghannouchi

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