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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael A Faragalla, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2621 2624 2698

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2617. Across 1020 resolved cases, the profile shows an 85.5% allowance rate and an 8.2% interview lift. Median time to allowance is 1061 days.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. are the leading companies represented. CANTOR COLBURN LLP, CROWELL & MORING LLP, and Dority & Manning, P.A. and Seiko Epson are the leading firms. The high allowance figure suggests that applicants should focus on preserving allowable claim scope, while the interview figure indicates that interviews have a limited measured role in the recorded outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
1,058
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1020 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
73.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707546 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING OF POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL PRS PROCESSING WINDOW Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19411321 VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DISPLAY SYSTEM CONTROL INFORMATION EMBEDDED IN IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18828489 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19287174 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19210015 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18925558 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18810924 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19541586 METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18995312 DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18995161 TOUCH ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18965064 Devices and methods for coordinated sharing of transmission opportunities in a wireless network Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18948947 NETWORKING METHOD AND NETWORKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18531549 ENERGIZER-AIDED POSITIONING OF AMBIENT DEVICES IN AN ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL (ESL) SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18878169 Method for Robust Automatic Adaptation of Head-up Displays Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18858914 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18263754 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18264894 NETWORK SECURITY BASED ON ROUTING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
19141910 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING FLICKER FOR SUCCESSIVE PIXELS OF TEMPORALLY ALTERNATING COMPLEMENTARY COLORS Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18411357 WINDOW MOUNTED WIRELESS GATEWAY SYSTEM APP Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18142207 INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) HUB AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS USING A MOBILE DEVICE Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael A Faragalla's allowance rate?

85.5% of resolved applications examined by Michael A Faragalla were allowed (1,020 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael A Faragalla?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael A Faragalla take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael A Faragalla took 1,061 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael A Faragalla work in?

Michael A Faragalla examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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