Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Clemence S Han, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAN, CLEMENCE S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2400 2414 2416 2464 2469 2479 2616 2665

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAN, CLEMENCE S has resolved 1138 cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2400. The allowance rate is 90.9%, and the median time to allowance is 878 days. The substantial record and high allowance outcome make this profile useful for setting expectations, although prosecution strategy must still account for the application’s claim scope.

The interview lift is 5.2%, indicating limited measured movement associated with interviews. Practitioners may accordingly emphasize disciplined written prosecution and reserve interviews for narrow disputes. The listed companies are Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER.

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

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+28.9% vs TC avg
1,181
Total Applications
+5.2%
Interview Lift
878
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
34.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18963138 MEASUREMENT FOR CALIBRATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18959358 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL SIGNALING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18922965 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CONFIGURED GRANT RESOURCES FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18819413 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ACCESS POINT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18904806 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18007297 MULTI-TB SCHEDULING FOR SINGLE DCI-BASED MULTI-TRP AND PANEL TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18916601 PASSENGER DEVICE PAIRING VIA WIRELESS CHARGING PAD Non-Final OA Panasonic Avionics Corporation
18625594 INITIAL BEAM-PAIRING REFERENCE SIGNALS USING DESTINATION IDENTIFIERS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18857074 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18872001 RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER PREDICTION SYSTEM, RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER PREDICTION APPARATUS, RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER PREDICTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18757514 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR HIGH PRECISION SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18013582 ACCESS POINT APPARATUS, STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18867865 RESOURCE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, MULTI-CARRIER SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18858907 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TERMINATING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK SENSING MEASUREMENT SETUP, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18855072 THRESHOLD DETERMINATION METHODS AND APPARATUSES Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18724550 FREQUENCY-DOMAIN RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18579522 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18929164 Methods to Perform Channel Access with an NR-U Serving Cell Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18781252 NR-U LBT MAC PROCEDURES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19005480 METHOD FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18858553 DEVICES, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROCESSING UPLINK TRANSMISSION FAILURE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18464736 TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Clemence S Han's allowance rate?

90.9% of resolved applications examined by Clemence S Han were allowed (1,138 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Clemence S Han?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Clemence S Han take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Clemence S Han took 878 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Clemence S Han work in?

Clemence S Han examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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