Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KELLEY, STEVEN SHAUN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2644 2646

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.4%
Allow Rate
-16.6% vs TC avg
474
Total Applications
+56.4%
Interview Lift
1438
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 449 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
71.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17365334 Transmission Method with Data Offloading, Network Master Node MN, and Network Secondary Node SN Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18156892 Access Control Method and Apparatus for Terminal Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17992494 Network Access Method, Apparatus, and System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18166434 TRACKING AREA CODE-BASED CELL BARRING IN NTN Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17998065 POSITIONING OPTIMIZATIONS FOR MULTIPLEXING LOW LATENCY DOWNLINK TRAFFIC Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18016606 USER EQUIPMENT RADIO CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18266328 METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-STA ASSISTED SENSING Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18109528 Enhancement of Packet Based Voice Call Service Over Satellite Link Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18362541 NETWORK SLICE BASED USER EQUIPMENT (UE) STEERING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18333789 MEASUREMENT REPORT CALIBRATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT (UE) STEERING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18171202 DECOUPLING OF PACKET GATEWAY CONTROL AND USER PLANE FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18347590 CELL SELECTION METHOD Final Rejection Wistron Corporation
18191323 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ACCOUNT USAGE ON A PLATFORM Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.
18122648 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING CALL HANDLING OF INCOMING CALLS Non-Final OA Doximity, Inc.
18071545 SEAMLESS FAILOVER FOR PRIVATE MOBILE NETWORKS Non-Final OA VeloCloud Networks, LLC

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