Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ronald Eisner, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EISNER, RONALD

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2644

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ronald Eisner handles cases in Art Unit 2617 with 384 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 79.9% and a median days to allowance of 1078. These figures define the prosecution landscape for his docket in Tech Center 2600. The 79.9% allowance rate indicates a high probability of success for applicants.

The interview lift is 24.1%, indicating that interviews are a strong strategy for increasing the 79.9% allowance rate. Top companies include Qualcomm Incorporated, Apple Inc., and Intel Corporation. Legal firms frequently appearing before him include Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, and Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple).

With 384 resolved cases, the 1078-day median pendency is a stable metric for planning prosecution cycles. The 24.1% interview lift suggests that verbal communication provides a measurable advantage in securing grants. Practitioners should consider these data points when managing expectations for the 79.9% allowance rate and the examiner's historical prosecution speed.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
396
Total Applications
+24.1%
Interview Lift
1078
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 384 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
52.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18578144 ACCESS CONTROL FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18858276 Conditional Handover Configuration in a Non-Terrestrial Network Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18771439 CONTROL OF SCHEDULING DUTY CYCLE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18586328 COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SERVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18683175 CONFIGURATION OF POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL, PRS, PROCESSING WINDOWS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18293227 ON DEMAND AND DYNAMIC POSITIONING REFERENCE UNIT (PRU) MEASUREMENT REQUEST AND REPORT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18535544 APPARATUS FOR UE MEASUREMENT DELAY AND GRANULARITY FOR NEW RADIO POSITIONING MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18549626 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PAGING GROUP, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18626612 PREDICTING USER INTERACTION WITH COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ronald Eisner's allowance rate?

79.9% of resolved applications examined by Ronald Eisner were allowed (384 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ronald Eisner?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ronald Eisner take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ronald Eisner took 1,078 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ronald Eisner work in?

Ronald Eisner examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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