Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GENACK, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2413 2617 2644 2645

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthew W. Genack, an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2413, has 569 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 64.5%, showing a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. This rate suggests that while success is possible, applicants must be prepared for a rigorous examination process and potential rejections.

The interview lift is 21.6%, which is a significant positive impact. This suggests that applicants who choose to interview their cases have a much better chance of reaching an allowance than those who do not. Oral advocacy appears to be a highly effective tool for clarifying issues and move the application toward a grant more effectively than written correspondence alone.

The median days to allowance is 1278. This timeline indicates a standard prosecution duration for the tech center, requiring over three years to reach a final resolution. Practitioners should plan for a multi-year prosecution cycle and consider using interviews as a primary tool to navigate the examiner's requirements more efficiently.

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

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
600
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 569 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
66.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856858 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING REMOTE UE ID FOR U2U RELAYING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18822656 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18847947 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18962231 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18644957 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18271937 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18888555 CHANNEL SELECTION METHODS FOR MULTIPLE PRIMARY CHANNELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18648043 CANDIDATE CELL CONFIGURATION FOR LOWER-LAYER TRIGGERED MOBILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18684801 REPORTING OF A CONFIGURATION FOR SIDELINK REFERENCE SIGNALS AND DOWNLINK REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18482660 TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCING CONDITIONAL CHANGES OF A SERVING CELL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19075328 Mobility Enhancement Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18754252 TXOP SHARING INITIATED BY NON-AP STATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18690791 User Equipment or Source Master Node, Network Nodes and Methods in a Wireless Communications Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18011984 LATENCY CONTROL FOR A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18564973 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18522171 NATIVE DIALER VERIFICATION FOR A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18898261 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18950875 VOICE QUALITY TESTING INCLUDING CODEC RATE CHANGE DETECTION Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18801244 FAST DEVICE ROAMING SWITCHING Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18045555 Selecting Handover Target Based on Configurable Metrics Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18837034 METHODS FOR REPORTING SENSING DATA, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18888307 CONTEXT SENSITIVE MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Malikie Innovations Limited
18822806 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE AND/OR DEVICE TYPE IDENTIFICATION USING WIRELESS CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA PLUME DESIGN, INC.
18581167 VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE MESSAGING Final Rejection Red Bend Ltd.

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