Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DSOUZA, JOSEPH FRANCIS A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2611 2632 3648

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.0%
Allow Rate
+34.0% vs TC avg
1,387
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
63.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18725077 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SELECTION OF PLMN CANDIDATES FOR DISASTER ROAMING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18436450 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODEBOOK-BASED CSI REPORTING FOR FULL CHANNEL MATRICES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18882244 POSITIONING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17771789 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18835161 Communication Security At A Physical Layer Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18782374 REFERENCE SENSING NODE TECHNIQUES FOR CELLULAR-BASED RADIO FREQUENCY SENSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18169747 PERSONAL SAFETY MESSAGE TRANSMISSION INITIATION AND CESSATION BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT INFERENCES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18782627 METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER OF A TERMINAL IN DECIDING TO APPROVE A COMMUNICATION, OR NOT, CORRESPONDING DECISION-MAKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Orange
18768136 Rescue Services Activation Non-Final OA Zoll Medical Corporation
18949638 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING PROCEDURES IN NEW RADIO (NR) Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18903577 Wireless Based Presence Detection Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18438934 ASSISTED SL-RTT METHOD SWITCH Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18846051 A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A TRANSPORT FORMAT FOR A RADIO TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18835396 Handover Interface Signaling in Lawful Interception Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18293021 NETWORK NODES AND METHODS THEREIN FOR FACILITATING NETWORK FUNCTION DISCOVERY Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18908402 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18610808 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18852971 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING LOCATION OF TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18947229 GEOFENCING AROUND EVENT Non-Final OA Intrado Life & Safety, Inc.
18944137 SECURE ELEMENT, TERMINAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SECURE ELEMENT, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH
18844309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UL-OFDMA WI-FI SENSING USING RANGING Non-Final OA COGNITIVE SYSTEMS CORP.

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