Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Theodore Im, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IM, THEODORE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2116 2413 3648

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

IM, THEODORE works in tech center 3600 and art unit 2116. The profile records 16 resolved cases, a 56.3% allowance rate, and a median of 1178 days to allowance. The 34.5% interview lift is strongly positive, suggesting that examiner discussions may materially improve outcomes in this limited record. The small resolved-case volume means the result should be treated as directional.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. are the leading companies. HODGSON RUSS LLP, THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C., and Apple Inc. -- FKM are the listed firms. Practitioners may prepare interviews around the key technical dispute, supported by concise amendments and a written fallback position for continued examination.

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

Performance Statistics

56.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+34.5%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
74.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698589 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18859784 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18890185 UE INITIATED REPORTING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18476198 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-MODALITY SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17922507 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIDELINK HARQ RETRANSMISSION PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17951755 METHOD AND WIRELESS NETWORK FOR MANAGING AERIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION OF UAV Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17906492 UE CAPABILITY AGGREGATION BETWEEN A PRIMARY UE AND A SECONDARY UE FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17766529 CONDITIONAL SECONDARY NODE OPERATIONS Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18695681 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18446735 PACKET FORWARDING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18893834 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING IN TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAINS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18468495 RACH CONSIDERATIONS UNDER BEAM BASED SSB POWER FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18212023 CONFIGURATION OF MULTI-TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS FOR INTER-CELL MOBILITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18066268 FREQUENCY SELECTIVITY BASED CQI AND PMI REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17547450 SHARED SPECTRUM COORDINATION Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.
18599635 TRANSCEIVER AND OPERATING METHOD Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18844302 DYNAMIC SWITCHING BETWEEN SINGLE-TRP AND MULTI-TRP BASED PUSCH SCHEMES Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18833327 PERFORMING LISTEN-BEFORE-TALK OPERATIONS FOR PHYSICAL SIDELINK FEEDBACK CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18680315 METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT BROADCASTING IN WLAN Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18459015 METHODS FOR UPLINK MULTI-USER TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK AND ACCESS POINT Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18333143 METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18182051 JOINT TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, TARGET NETWORK DEVICE, AND COOPERATIVE NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18381609 TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18241400 Information Transmission Method, Information Acquisition Method, and Network-Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18113822 HANDOVER SCHEMES IN MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18525846 PCI Allocation Using Dynamic Region Locking Non-Final OA Parallel Wireless, Inc.
17819945 REST Resilient Client-Server Reconciliation for Telecom Networks Final Rejection Parallel Wireless, Inc.
18033520 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Theodore Im's allowance rate?

56.3% of resolved applications examined by Theodore Im were allowed (16 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Theodore Im?

This examiner's interview lift is +34.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Theodore Im take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Theodore Im took 1,178 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Theodore Im work in?

Theodore Im examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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