Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ANDREW CHANUL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2471

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.2%
Allow Rate
-14.8% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
69.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18814221 MULTI-LINK FRAGMENTATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18149559 METHOD OF PERFORMING POWER CONTROL WHEN PUCCH REPETITION TRANSMISSION IS APPLIED THROUGH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTS IN NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18515888 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18575318 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18227344 Method and Apparatus for Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal in a Wireless Communication System Non-Final OA ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
18497195 RRC CONNECTION MAINTENANCE METHOD, RELATED DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18477762 SIDELINK TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18473346 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17955323 COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18838186 SIDELINK RESOURCE SELECTION FOR A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18790221 TECHNIQUES FOR RESUMING SIDELINK TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN A SHARED CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18833643 TECHNIQUES FOR USER EQUIPMENT COMPONENT EVENT BASED ANTENNA SWITCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18017316 TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL ACCESS FOR SIDELINK HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST FEEDBACK TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18066238 RAN PROCEDURES FOR SUPPORTING ADAPTIVE PDCCH MONITORING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17917530 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING DISCOVERY REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17797061 REPETITION OF INFORMATION IN A TRANSMISSION BURST Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17816485 TIMING ADVANCES FOR RANDOM ACCESS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17662390 USER EQUIPMENT SUBBAND FILTERING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18790223 NETWORK CAPABILITY EXPOSURE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18040838 MULTI-CARRIER BASED NEW RADIO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS WITH SIDELINK Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
17700919 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SWITCHING OF TRAFFIC CORRESPONDING TO A COMMUNICATION SESSION BETWEEN TWO NON-3GPP ACCESS PATHS Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
17838408 MULTI-USER PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) BEAMFORMING Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18417766 METHOD FOR DETERMINING POWER ADJUSTMENT COMPONENT, TERMINAL, MEDIUM, AND CHIP Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17939494 NETWORK PATH SELECTION IN A SINGLE SERVICE SET ID Non-Final OA ROKU, INC.
18575290 INTER-BASE-STATION HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18028103 Data Transmission Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18688734 TIMING ADVANCE VALUE REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18376361 RESOLVING TN/NTN SPECTRUM CONFLICT BY ASSIGNMENT OF NON-OVERLAPPING CHANNELS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18227334 ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC FORWARDING OVER MULTIPLE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES Final Rejection VMware LLC
18417767 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSESSING STATUS OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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