Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LAM, KENNETH T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2631 2642 2646

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kenneth T Lam has a volume of 968 resolved cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611. His allowance rate pct is 85.0, and his median days to allowance is 872. These metrics point to the experience for applicants in his docket. The 872-day median provides a benchmark for the duration of prosecution under his review and can assist in long-term planning.

The interview lift pct of 11.2 indicates that interviews are a tool for securing an allowance. This 11.2 lift suggests that even with an 85.0 allowance rate pct, applicants can alter their chances through direct engagement. The 968 resolved cases provide a robust foundation for these statistics. Practitioners should consider the 11.2 lift as an option for resolving hurdles in the examination process and maintaining the 85.0 allowance rate pct.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
980
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
872
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 968 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
58.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18819478 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING ULTRA WIDEBAND POSITIONING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18559824 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING INTER-CELL MOVEMENT BASED ON L1 AND L2 IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18465356 Beam Management in Multi-TRP Operation Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18616782 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18848635 SIDELINK ANCHOR DEVICE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
18659568 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING AI/ML FUNCTIONALITY Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd
18772424 Data Sharing Between a Non-RT-RIC and a NEARRT-RIC for Radio Resource Management Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18705617 GROUPCAST BASED SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18390801 MULTI CHANNEL MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT BEAMFORMING TRAINING IN MILLIMETER WAVE SYSTEMS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18899908 Network Element Registration Method and Apparatus, Model Request Method and Apparatus, Network Element, Communication System, and Storage Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18786566 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING SERVICE-BASED USER PLANE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18374865 Information Processing Method and Apparatus, Device, and Storage Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18750301 TRACKING AREA UPDATE AND PAGING METHOD FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL SATELLITE NETWORKS Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18847010 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING SYSTEM INFORMATION Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18613573 Wireless Access Point Locationing Final Rejection Arista Networks, Inc.
18247599 SYSTEM AND DESIGN METHOD OF RF FRONT END MODULE OF MASSIVE MIMO RADIO UNIT Final Rejection JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED

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