Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KARIKARI, KWASI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2641 2686

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
1314
Total Applications
+6.8%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1279 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17441720 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR POSITIONING OF A DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18691233 DEVICE POSITIONING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18414935 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18693740 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A CHO CONFIGURATION FOR RLF RECOVERY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18476039 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17891198 Systems and Methods for UE-specific Notifications with Beamforming Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18697897 AUTOMATED FRAUD CALL DETECTION Non-Final OA Elisa Oyj
18693837 POSITIONING STATE INFORMATION SECURITIZATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18575993 SIDELINK AIDED TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18559493 PROCESSING CAPABILITIES AND MEASUREMENT PERIOD FORMULATION WITH MULTIPLE RECEPTION-TRANSMISSION TIMING ERROR GROUP (TEG) MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18069919 SENSING-ASSISTED USER EQUIPMENT TO OBJECT ASSOCIATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18061761 FACTORS AFFECTING MEASUREMENT PERIOD FORMULATION FOR POSITIONING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18514021 IMS APN REDIRECT FOR ROAMING WIRELESS DEVICE Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18487455 WIRELESS GATEWAY DEVICES TRACKING Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18435526 SPLIT COMMUNICATIONS FOR UPDATING REMOTE FIELD DEVICES Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
18435617 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SUPPRESSING INFLUENCE OF INTERFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION IN ADJACENT FREQUENCY BAND Non-Final OA KDDI CORPORATION
18653682 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING POSITIONING OF USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18507054 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17919512 MANAGEMENT OF LOCATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telia Company AB
18415161 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING DUAL CONNECTIVITY BASED ON LINE-OF-SIGHT AND NETWORK SLICE PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18548513 RELATIVE POSITIONING AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND DEVICE, TERMINAL AND TARGET DEVICE Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18681596 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING PAGING MESSAGE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING PAGING MESSAGE Non-Final OA CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.
18521370 Pseudo-spectrum Averaging for High Accuracy Distance Measurements Non-Final OA Silicon Laboratories Inc.
18540449 DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A WIRELESS CALLER IN AN EMERGENCY SERVICING SYSTEM Final Rejection DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18430390 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL Non-Final OA CICT CONNECTED AND INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18413524 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALL FRAUD ANALYSIS USING A MACHINE-LEARNING ARCHITECTURE AND MAINTAINING CALLER ANI PRIVACY Non-Final OA Pindrop Security, Inc.
18423965 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING A DEVICE/HARDWARE IDENTIFIER TO FACILITATE DETECTION OF FRAUDULENT ACCESS TO A NETWORK Non-Final OA Cricket Wireless LLC
18486961 TDOA-Based Positioning System Using Low-Earth-Orbit-Based Satellites Non-Final OA ETHERWHERE COR[PRATION
18104406 Rules-Based Ride Security Final Rejection Zemcar, Inc.
17465622 SAFE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HIVE COMMUNICATION AND DATA TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Teal Drones, Inc.

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