Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LAFONTANT, GARY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2646

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
495
Total Applications
+1.2%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 469 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18772858 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PAGING AND DEDICATED SYSTEM INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18554706 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MULTI-SIM USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORKS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18406865 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17516597 REGISTERING AND ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE USER IDENTIFIERS FOR A SERVICE ON A DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18665176 Consent Data Scheduling Method and Network-Side Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18361628 POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17890460 Access Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18780616 DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18665273 HIGH-PRECISION POSITIONING OF USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18440878 MOBILITY FOR MULTI-MODAL UES AND DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18806167 Wake-Up Receiver For Narrowband IoT Applications Final Rejection The Regents of The University of Michigan
18628794 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17927103 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR POWER SAVING Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17628058 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18703184 ADAPTING MOBILITY UNDER DISCONTINUOUS COVERAGE Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18333254 EVALUATION OF ACCESS POINT PLACEMENT Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19288840 CONFIGURED GRANTS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18715869 APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18443240 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REPORTING OF USER EQUIPMENT TIME-FREQUENCY COMPENSATION TIMING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18015817 UE OFFSET TO AVOID PAGING COLLISION FOR MULTI-USIM DEVICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18474420 ESIM REPROVISIONING FOLLOWING ESIM DELETION Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18665407 RFID Range Extension via Adjacent Bandwidth Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18464527 METHOD TO TRACK VARIOUS ATTACH TYPES ON UDM & UDR Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18351001 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED POLICY PROPAGATION Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18716322 INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION (ISAC) CONFIGURATION DESIGN Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18915834 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPT-IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS Non-Final OA West Texas Technology Partners, LLC

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