Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HAMPTON, TARELL A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419 2476

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+27.8% vs TC avg
780
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
81.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18173442 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATION OF A MAC LAYER SUPPORTING A CELL GROUP DEACTIVATION/ACTIVATION PROCEDURE IN A NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18572819 METHOD FOR NSACF AND NSACF Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17630001 SERVICE CONTINUITY ACROSS NETWORK SLICES Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18205218 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18681722 Efficient Usage of Receivers for Paging-Early-Indication Reception Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18138263 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18603066 ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE SUPPORT FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18586016 MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORT SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION USING SETS OF SYMBOLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18174489 DYNAMIC NETWORK-SIDE CELL DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) CONTROL AND SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18291803 ENERGY-SAVING CONFIGURATION METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18016151 INDICATION OF A REQUEST FOR SIDELINK RESOURCES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18275248 MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICES IN 5G SYSTEMS Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18572784 GROUP HANDOVER METHOD, DEVICE, AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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