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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Marisol Figueroa, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FIGUEROA, MARISOL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2449 2617 2643

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

FIGUEROA, MARISOL has 732 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600 and art unit 2449. The allowance rate is 79.6%, the interview lift is 2.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1017 days. The record shows a favorable allowance outcome and a limited measured interview effect, so written prosecution work appears to be the principal practical lever in this dataset.

The listed companies are Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd., and Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Bayes PLLC, Crowell, and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP. Practitioners may use interviews for clarification, but should emphasize precise claim construction, amendment support, and timely responses when managing cases before this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+17.6% vs TC avg
759
Total Applications
+2.5%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 732 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18004488 USER EQUIPMENT TETHERING POLICY Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
17912757 COMMUNICATION METHOD USING NETWORK SLICE Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18962791 MECHANISM FOR TB PROCESSING OVER MULTI-SLOT SCHEME Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18591585 SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18549121 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONFIGURATION REPLACE OPERATION IN CPAC PROCEDURE Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18644679 METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18407857 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18846834 CELL SEARCH Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19036235 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RADIO CAPABILITY IDENTIFIER, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK NODE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18591630 TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18936480 TERMINAL POWER SAVING METHOD, POWER SAVING APPARATUS, INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18840619 NETWORK ANALYSIS METHOD, FUNCTION ENTITY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Marisol Figueroa's allowance rate?

79.6% of resolved applications examined by Marisol Figueroa were allowed (732 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 2449 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Marisol Figueroa?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Marisol Figueroa take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Marisol Figueroa took 1,017 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Marisol Figueroa work in?

Marisol Figueroa examines applications in Art Unit 2449 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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