Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FERGUSON, KEITH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2647 2648

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+24.3% vs TC avg
774
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
838
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 760 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666055 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING GROUND STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18639964 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DRIVING MECHANISM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18618430 RADIO-FREQUENCY FRONT-END CIRCUIT WITH ADJUSTABLE OPERATION MODES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18218355 Systems and Methods for Satellite Messaging Final Rejection Google LLC
18647936 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18313224 PROACTIVE JAMMER PROTECTION OF RECEIVER FROM TRANSMIT SIGNAL OF INTEGRATED TRANSMITTER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18770506 BEAM CONFIGURATION TECHNIQUES FOR RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18197087 Dynamic Band Selection In Multi-Link Operation With TA-SAR Information In Wireless Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18277431 RADIO NETWORK NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18956275 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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