Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2468 2616 2619

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Melanie Jagannathan works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2419. She has 782 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 86.6 percent, showing a high frequency of patent grants. This 86.6 percent figure indicates a very favorable environment for applicants, with the vast majority of resolved matters resulting in a notice of allowance during the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 4.6 percent. This 4.6 percent lift is modest, suggesting that while interviews are helpful, the 86.6 percent base allowance rate is already quite high. Most cases proceed to allowance through standard written prosecution, but an interview can still be a useful tool for resolving any specific technical points or claim language concerns that may arise.

The median days to allowance is 1076. This 1076 day period is the median time to grant for successful applications. Applicants should prepare for a 1076 day pendency when working with this examiner, which reflects the typical duration of the prosecution cycle from the initial filing to the final issuance of a patent.

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

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+24.6% vs TC avg
799
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
1076
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 782 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18849932 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18822038 CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION UPSAMPLING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18364122 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING MOBILE INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODE IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18837318 TIMING ADVANCE VALIDATION ENHANCEMENTS IN CONFIGURED GRANT SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18793723 RANDOM ACCESS IN LOWER-LAYER TRIGGERED MOBILITY PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18856376 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18692416 RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS THEREFOR Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18291985 DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION QUALITY PREDICTION APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18846158 BEAM PREDICTION MODES SWITCHING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18838655 BEAM MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION VIA NETWORK CONTROLLED REPEATERS AND RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18684220 ADAPTIVE SIMULTANEOUS RECEPTION IN IAB NETWORKS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18719099 WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18781355 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MILLIMETER WAVE HOTSPOT (mmH) BACKHAUL AND PHYSICAL (PHY) LAYER TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18441667 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FUNCTIONALITIES AND MODELS BETWEEN NODES IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18823751 QoS CONTROL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18905652 SNR-BASED CONNECTION ADMISSION CONTROL Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18920481 Method and System for Cell Measurements and Measurement Report In Fast Mobility Based on Lower Layer Signaling Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18811304 PRIORITY-BASED FLOW CONTROL MESSAGING FOR PORT EXTENDER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18851596 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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