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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Awet A Haile, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAILE, AWET A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2474 2616

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAILE, AWET A is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2416. Across 701 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 79.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1106 days. The 24.8% interview lift indicates a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the record.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Apple Inc. -- FKM, Ladas & Parry, LLP, and Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC (HMC/KMC). These recurring applicants and firms give practitioners a focused reference set for examiner-specific preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
743
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 701 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
62.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18863505 Figuring Out at a Second Network Node Whether a SHR Report (Received at a First Network Node from a UE) and a RLF Report (Received Thereafter at Said First Network Node) are in Fact Associated with the Same Handover Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18280568 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASED ON COT IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18663705 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18973364 Uplink Control Information Reporting Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18474879 Channel State Information Reporting Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18918394 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18720611 METHODS FOR USE IN A PROCESS FOR MIGRATING RESOURCES BETWEEN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL TOPOLOGIES Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18847806 COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18845902 METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18486672 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18979498 ENHANCEMENTS FOR CELL DTX CONFIGURATION AND ADAPTATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18874578 QOS SPECIFIC BEAM PREDICTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18932528 MACHINE LEARNING FOR ADDRESSING TRANSMIT (Tx) NON-LINEARITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18810960 MOBILE INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL PROCEDURES BASED ON INTERFACE AVAILABILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18771707 SIDELINK FEEDBACK CHANNEL SIGNALING IN NEW RADIO SIDELINK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17754547 CONFIGURATION OF CSI REFERENCE RESOURCE AND CSI TARGET RESOURCE FOR PREDICTIVE ESTIMATION OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18203346 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DEVICE CONNECTION Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18928693 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18893953 REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR 3D MIMO IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18707469 METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR PREDICTIVE EARLY HARQ Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18954485 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CAPABILITY INFORMATION, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18621169 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18882368 STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Vantara, Ltd.
18551368 RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, RESOURCE ALLOCATION APPARATUS AND TERMINAL Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18260460 SIDELINK TIMER MAINTENANCE METHOD, DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEIDUM Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
17918851 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Final Rejection KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Awet A Haile's allowance rate?

79.7% of resolved applications examined by Awet A Haile were allowed (701 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Awet A Haile?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Awet A Haile take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Awet A Haile took 1,106 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Awet A Haile work in?

Awet A Haile examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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