Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2646
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
Gary Lafontant operates within Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2646, where he has managed 475 resolved cases. His allowance rate pct of 73.5 provides the probability of grant for applications under his review. Practitioners should note that his median days to allowance is 890, which establishes a timeline for expected prosecution duration. This 890-day figure serves as a benchmark for applicants setting expectations for their clients regarding the duration of the 2646 art unit process under this examiner.
The interview lift pct of 1.5 indicates the change in the probability of allowance following a personal consultation. This 1.5 lift suggests that while interviews are a tool, they may not alter the outcome as much as written advocacy alone. With 475 resolved cases, the data reflects the history of examiner behavior, suggesting that the 73.5 allowance rate pct is a documented metric. Applicants may find that the 1.5 lift suggests that the examiner's initial decisions are often maintained despite oral argument.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18554706 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MULTI-SIM USER EQUIPMENT AND NETWORKS | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18939869 | PAGING FUNCTION IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL WIRELESS NETWORK (NTN) | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 17516597 | REGISTERING AND ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE USER IDENTIFIERS FOR A SERVICE ON A DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18406865 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18916431 | METHOD OF OPERATING A GATEWAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NXP B.V. |
| 18930504 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING NETWORK RESOURCES | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18361628 | POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18628794 | USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION | Final Rejection | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18665273 | HIGH-PRECISION POSITIONING OF USER EQUIPMENT | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18440878 | MOBILITY FOR MULTI-MODAL UES AND DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 19288840 | CONFIGURED GRANTS FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING | Final Rejection | 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 |
| 18918952 | IDENTITY LAYER FOR IOT DEVICES | Non-Final OA | InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. |
| 18937462 | GROUPCAST TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 18333254 | EVALUATION OF ACCESS POINT PLACEMENT | Non-Final OA | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC |
| 18716322 | INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION (ISAC) CONFIGURATION DESIGN | Non-Final OA | ZTE CORPORATION |
| 18474420 | ESIM REPROVISIONING FOLLOWING ESIM DELETION | Non-Final OA | T-Mobile USA, Inc. |
| 18464527 | METHOD TO TRACK VARIOUS ATTACH TYPES ON UDM & UDR | Non-Final OA | T-Mobile Innovations LLC |
| 18700135 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. |
| 18979788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TERMINAL TO DETERMINE REFERENCE PAGING CYCLE IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Soenghun KIM |
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