Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James P Duffy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DUFFY, JAMES P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2416 2461 2831

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
661
Total Applications
-7.8%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 621 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
60.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18694906 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATION RELATED TO SIDELINK DRX AND HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17882427 OPERATION METHOD RELATED TO CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION MODE OF A SIDELINK REMOTE UE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18807004 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED SPATIAL REUSE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18658883 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18928553 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION AND INTERLACE UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18711024 MEASUREMENT FOR A SUPER-UE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18201434 WIRELESS DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN ENERGY PARAMETER AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18926456 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18898772 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18601522 OPPORTUNISTIC SWITCHING AMONG COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO TRANSMIT AN UPDATE TO AN EDGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18837984 LINKED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTS FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18427761 MAXIMUM ALLOWED AND ACTIVE LINKS AT AN AP MLD FOR EACH CLIENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18427697 FAST SWITCHING IN FLEXIBLE SPECTRUM INTEGRATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18694905 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17283195 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18897384 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FULL POWER TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18852961 ASSISTANCE INFORMATION SENDING METHOD, ASSISTANCE INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18694907 METHOD FOR USING UNLICENSED CHANNEL, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18559959 COMMUNICATION METHOD UNDER MULTIPLE LINKS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18817788 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND DEVICE AND CHIP Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18590044 SIDELINK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18427726 METHOD FOR INFORMATION FEEDBACK, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18652313 USER EQUIPMENT ARCHITECTURE ADAPTATION FOR INTRA-BAND SCENARIOS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18894348 PATH ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James P Duffy's allowance rate?

77.5% of resolved applications examined by James P Duffy were allowed (621 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James P Duffy?

This examiner's interview lift is -7.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James P Duffy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James P Duffy took 1,035 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James P Duffy work in?

James P Duffy examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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