Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HIGA, BRENDAN Y

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2153 2441 2453

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+27.4% vs TC avg
758
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
949
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 728 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
35.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18398790 Apparatus and Method for Providing a Modified OFDM Frame Structure Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18570647 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18286402 AI/ML MODEL DISTRIBUTION BASED ON NETWORK MANIFEST Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18692256 IMPROVING PERFORMANCE FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATION WITH REDUCED BANDWIDTH Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18411338 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR BEAM MAINTENANCE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18661431 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18569868 CONTROLLING DEVICE USAGE WITH RESPECT TO SLICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18550093 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) MONITORING FOR CROSS-CARRIER SCHEDULING Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18692212 RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY-HARVESTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17630348 TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18552483 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, NETWORK NODE, CONTROLLER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18695295 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INITIAL TRANSMISSION POSITION OF TB Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18411240 Power-Saving Signal Monitoring Method and Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18879689 ROLE SWAPPING FOR REDUNDANCY IN VIRTUALIZED DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM Non-Final OA Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
18771022 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING NETWORK AND SYSTEM RESILIENCY AND IMPACT COORDINATION Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P
18436930 DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF CELLS TO PODS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.

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