Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ISLAM, ROWNAK

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2473 2474

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rownak Islam works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2473. He has 459 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 88.5 percent, which is a very high grant rate. This 88.5 percent figure suggests that the examiner is highly receptive to patent applications, with a large majority of resolved cases resulting in a notice of allowance for the applicant.

The interview lift is 13.2 percent. This 13.2 percent lift indicates that interviews are a useful tool for further increasing the probability of a grant. Even with an 88.5 percent baseline, an interview can provide a meaningful benefit by allowing for direct clarification of technical issues, which may help to streamline the path to an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 899. This 899 day timeline is relatively efficient for the tech center. A 899 day pendency is the median duration for successful applications in this docket, providing a benchmark for applicants to estimate the time from filing to the eventual grant of their patent.

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

Performance Statistics

88.5%
Allow Rate
+30.5% vs TC avg
474
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
899
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 459 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
69.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18812689 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18423549 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18841730 RADIO TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18904668 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18695749 DISCOVERY SIGNAL BROADCASTING FOR A NON-STATIONARY RELAY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18548874 ENHANCED WIRELESS DEVICE MEASUREMENT GAP PRE-CONFIGURATION, ACTIVATION, AND CONCURRENCY Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
18712012 TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS THEREIN FOR SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18711963 MAC CE SIGNALING FOR SUPPORTING BOTH JOINT DL/UL TCI AND SEPARATE DL/UL TCI OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17919313 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION TO MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTS (TRPs) Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18785465 PERFORMING L1/L2-triggered mobility, LTM, MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18885061 METHODS FOR NR SL MULTI-SUB-CHANNEL PSCCH TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18824837 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD IN UNLICENSED BAND, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18625340 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTICAST SERVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18625384 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING VOLTE CODECS Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18693093 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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