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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kibrom T Hailu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAILU, KIBROM T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2413 2416 2461 2469 2616

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAILU, KIBROM T is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2413. The profile includes 881 resolved cases, an 80.2% allowance rate, and a median of 1045 days to allowance. The 6.9% interview lift is modest, so the record shows little measured difference associated with interviews compared with the overall allowance outcome.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC, and Cozen O'Connor - Boulder. These recurring participants provide useful context for counsel assessing prosecution experience in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
918
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 881 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18594585 STORAGE OF UE CONTEXTS IN RAN FOR INACTIVE UES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18949760 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SELECTING ACCESS POINT TO TRANSMIT PROBE RESPONSE FRAME AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18902421 METHOD AND UE FOR REPORTING ACCESSIBILITY MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18803064 SETUP AND TEARDOWN FOR RELAY OPERATION IN WI-FI NETWORKS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18755571 TDLS OPERATION WITH BROADCAST TWT Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18859002 INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18835708 Antenna Port Swapping for Single Layer Uplink Multiple Input Multiple Output Operation Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18752631 RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION IN NEW RADIO (NR) BASED ON SUBCARRIER SPACING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18703049 MANAGING MULTICAST SERVICES IN HANDOVER Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18690267 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17307761 Information Transmission Method and Apparatus Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18863322 HIGH-RANK CODEBOOK AND CONTROL SIGNALING DESIGN FOR 8TX UPLINK MIMO Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18589325 PDCP-RLC SEQUENCE NUMBER BINDING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18414310 LOCATION-ASSISTANCE SIGNALING TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18400790 BEAM PREDICTION AT A REPEATER DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18335930 CELL GROUP TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR MANAGEMENT FOR LAYER 1/LAYER 2 TRIGGERED MOBILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18681026 MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, AND MONITORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18907445 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION FAILURE PREDICTION AND RECOVERY Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18866025 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18569574 ENHANCED BEAM MANAGEMENT IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18191626 HOME PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK CONTROLLED USER EQUIPMENT BEHAVIOR TUNING Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18535382 LONG-DISTANCE WI-FI COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18892337 WAKE-UP SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18593459 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MAPPING MULTIPLE TRANSPORT BLOCKS IN TIME DOMAIN Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kibrom T Hailu's allowance rate?

80.2% of resolved applications examined by Kibrom T Hailu were allowed (881 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2413 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kibrom T Hailu?

This examiner's interview lift is +6.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kibrom T Hailu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kibrom T Hailu took 1,045 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kibrom T Hailu work in?

Kibrom T Hailu examines applications in Art Unit 2413 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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