Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DUFFY, JAMES P

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2416 2461 2831

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
637
Total Applications
-7.7%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 602 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
86.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18744223 BASE STATION TERMINAL DEVICE METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18201434 WIRELESS DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN ENERGY PARAMETER AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18694906 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATION RELATED TO SIDELINK DRX AND HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18423512 REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18484475 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18576318 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18427697 FAST SWITCHING IN FLEXIBLE SPECTRUM INTEGRATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18427761 MAXIMUM ALLOWED AND ACTIVE LINKS AT AN AP MLD FOR EACH CLIENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18529613 BEAM MANAGEMENT USING MULTIPLE CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18393658 ABNORMAL CELL IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18694907 METHOD FOR USING UNLICENSED CHANNEL, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18092378 MONITORING LOCATION OF A TRANSCEIVER IN A NETWORK TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18256499 OPTIONALLY PERFORMING A LISTEN-BEFORE-TALK OPERATION Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18144595 LOW LATENCY DECODE-AND-FORWARD (DF) RELAYING FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18392754 SLEEP MODE ADJUSTMENT FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION RESPONSE Non-Final OA Beken Corporation

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