Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAFONTANT, GARY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2646

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+10.5% vs TC avg
483
Total Applications
+1.6%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 458 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18554706 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MULTI-SIM USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORKS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18526513 EARLY DATA TRANSMISSION AUTHORIZATION CONTROL Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19288840 CONFIGURED GRANTS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18015817 UE OFFSET TO AVOID PAGING COLLISION FOR MULTI-USIM DEVICES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17890460 Access Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17516597 REGISTERING AND ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE USER IDENTIFIERS FOR A SERVICE ON A DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17927103 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR POWER SAVING Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18464527 METHOD TO TRACK VARIOUS ATTACH TYPES ON UDM & UDR Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
19181176 LOW DATA RATE SERVICE FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Logos Space Services Inc.
19181144 TERMINAL FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Logos Space Services Inc.
18474420 ESIM REPROVISIONING FOLLOWING ESIM DELETION Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18424926 Method And Apparatus For Network Energy Saving In Power Domain In Mobile Communications Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18005314 PAGING MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18351001 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED POLICY PROPAGATION Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

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