Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HAILU, KIBROM T

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

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kibrom T. Hailu examines applications in Art Unit 2413 and Tech Center 2600, where he has overseen 875 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 80.2% indicates a high probability of success for applicants. The median time to allowance is 1046 days, suggesting a steady pace of prosecution for the large volume of cases handled by this examiner. The consistency shown in the 875 resolved cases suggests that Art Unit 2413 follows a predictable path.

The interview lift of 6.8% is relatively low, implying that the 80.2% allowance rate is often achieved through written prosecution alone. For the cases analyzed, the 1046 days to allowance represents a standard duration for Tech Center 2600. While the 6.8% lift shows that interviews provide some benefit, they may not be as transformative here as in other units. Practitioners can rely on the baseline allowance rate as a benchmark for expectations, focusing on clear written arguments to maintain the efficient prosecution timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
906
Total Applications
+6.8%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 876 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18724556 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DRX CONFIGURATION FOR XR TRAFFIC IN A WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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.
18441440 METHOD EXECUTED BY TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM 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.
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
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
18690267 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18594585 STORAGE OF UE CONTEXTS IN RAN FOR INACTIVE UES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18681026 MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, AND MONITORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
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.
18907445 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION FAILURE PREDICTION AND RECOVERY Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18800201 INFORMATION ACTIVATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18229366 PAGING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
18593459 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MAPPING MULTIPLE TRANSPORT BLOCKS IN TIME DOMAIN Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18866025 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18167287 EXECUTION OF MULTIPLE DISTINCT PIPELINES IN A SINGLE NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection Arista Networks, Inc.
18630652 SECOND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND FIRST RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection 1FINITY Inc.

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