Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FOLLANSBEE, JOHN A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2441 2444 2451

This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.9%
Allow Rate
-46.1% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+3.2%
Interview Lift
1419
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18899646 URSP Rule Optimization Methods and Apparatus, Terminal, Network Side Device and Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18884451 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR RETRANSMISSION WHEN NETWORK CODING IS USED Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
17657425 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC EDGE DISCOVERY AFTER A PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SESSION ANCHOR FAILOVER Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18630815 DYNAMIC HASHING FRAMEWORK FOR SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN NETWORK TELEMETRY PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18619511 MULTI-LINK OPERATION FORWARDING AGGREGATION Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

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