Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2445

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
443
Total Applications
+38.1%
Interview Lift
1443
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 422 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
60.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18663752 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM DATA CHANNELS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19047197 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18573378 INTERACTION METHOD, DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18606934 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18514378 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19177395 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18233752 CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18625269 APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING TO HANDLING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COMPUTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18699985 5GC SERVICE BASED ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZATION OF INITIAL SELECTION IN ROAMING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18807295 ADAPTABLE NETWORK SUBSTRATE FOR WORKLOADS WITH DYNAMIC LOCATION PLACEMENT Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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