Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAMBERT, DAVID W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2634 2636

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
508
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
758
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 500 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
46.3%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18207490 FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18617248 SUBBAND-BASED PROCESSING FOR OPTICAL CHANNELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18405449 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING OPTICAL FRAME TEMPLATES Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation
18691300 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18704967 INITIATING A COMMUNICATION OR CONNECTIVITY SERVICE BETWEEN A FIRST LOCATION AND A SECOND LOCATION BASED ON OPTICAL DATA TRANSMISSION OF A USER-DEFINED OPTICAL SIGNAL Non-Final OA Deutsche Telekom AG
18316926 Hybrid Point-to-point And Point-to-multipoint Network Non-Final OA DZS Inc.

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