Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Aristocratis Fotakis, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2622 2632 2633

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS has resolved 767 cases in tech center 2600 and art unit 2611. The allowance rate is 71.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1072 days. The substantial record shows an allowance outcome above half of resolved cases, with a median prosecution period that requires attention to portfolio timing.

Interviews correspond to a 30.8% lift in allowance outcomes. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Continental AG, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson are the leading companies listed. HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, Apple Inc. -- FKM, and Chang and Hale LLP are the leading firms shown. The profile supports considering interviews as part of a structured prosecution response.

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

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
807
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1072
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 767 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858804 ANTENNA PORT GROUP INFORMATION REPORTING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17798118 REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR BEAMFORMING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19062390 Enhancements to Support TRP Specific Beam Failure Recovery Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19086121 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19061280 Multi-Antenna Wireless Transmitter and Method with MIMO Beamforming Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19054591 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18977006 SENSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18619573 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17089112 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK FOR JOINT TRANSMISSION Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18702110 Electrical Device and System Having at Least Two Electrical Devices Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
19000469 DYNAMIC ANTENNA MANAGEMENT BASED ON PHYSICAL OPERATIONAL STATUS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18560326 CONFIGURATION AND COLLISION HANDLING FOR SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNA PANELS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17887171 BEAMFORMING AND CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18291246 METHOD CONFIGURING A PLURALITY OF TRANSMIT ANTENNAS Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18290797 METHOD FOR MODELING VISIBLE CLUSTERS AND NON-STATIONARITIES IN XL-MIMO SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18789296 CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION FOR NETWORK END STATIONS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19116953 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USING RELAYS Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
19053595 CHANNEL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18101089 ADJUSTING ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED WAVEFORMS USING SELECTED SUBCARRIERS Final Rejection SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18394038 DISTRIBUTED POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.
19103469 METHOD FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING, METHOD FOR CHANNEL PROCESSING, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aristocratis Fotakis's allowance rate?

71.7% of resolved applications examined by Aristocratis Fotakis were allowed (767 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aristocratis Fotakis?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aristocratis Fotakis take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aristocratis Fotakis took 1,072 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aristocratis Fotakis work in?

Aristocratis Fotakis examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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