Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EGAN KEARNS, PHILLIP JUSTIN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18279558 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18492375 COEXISTENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18261374 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION PROCEDURE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18262643 Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) Activity Reporting in Split-Node Architecture Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18032113 PROPAGATION DELAY COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18399166 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18183174 BEAM GENERATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18628796 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION CONFIGURATIONS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18628797 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELAY INFORMATION REPORTING Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18095689 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18444240 SINGLE TRIGGER FRAME USE FOR TRIGGER BASED RANGING SOUNDING MODES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18399118 FORWARDING OPERATIONS DURING REPEATER MIGRATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551145 QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE OPERATIONS HANDLING FOR AN INACTIVE STATE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18328393 PREPROCESSING-BASED PRECODING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18313052 TECHNIQUES FOR FREQUENCY ERROR CORRECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18043134 METHODS FOR CODEBOOK CONFIGURATION AND CAPABILITY FOR CSI WITH FDD RECIPROCITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18302000 TRANSMISSION DIRECTION SETTING METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18683014 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING CELL SERVED BY BASE STATION, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18265290 Methods, Apparatuses, and Computer Readable Media for Binding and De-Binding Neighboring Apparatuses Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18404909 METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN COMMUNICATION NODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC
18134926 METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATINS CORP. LTD.

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