Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LANGER, PAUL ANTHONY

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419

This examiner grants 23% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

23.1%
Allow Rate
-34.9% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+2.8%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18271825 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRIORITIZING HARQ FEEDBACK IN NR V2X Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18727558 METHOD, BASE STATION, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SUPPORTING MULTICAST TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18007954 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING DATA BY USING DUAL CONNECTIVITY OF IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17883528 FEEDBACK GENERATION FOR LINK ADAPTATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18519916 PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) MONITORING ADAPTATION FOR TWO STAGE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (DCI) Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18505430 SIDELINK POSITIONING GROUP OPERATION VIA PAIRWISE MANAGED GROUPCAST REPLIES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18301467 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATIONS FOR FULL DUPLEX TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18064853 CODING AND REDUNDANCY ACROSS CBS AND CBGS FOR HIGHER RELIABILITY AND LOWER LATENCY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17934687 RESELECTION PROCEDURES FOR POWER SAVING IN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS OPERATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17906146 DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS OVER BANDWIDTH PARTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18221280 Sidelink Discontinuous Reception Operation Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18012542 METHODS, DEVICES, AND MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18510817 Dynamically Configuring Wi-Fi Coverage in a Neighborhood Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
17944776 DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (ACK) (BA) OPERATIONS Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18038573 TRIGGER FRAME AND UORA TRIGGER ENHANCEMENTS FOR WLAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18193472 PEER GROUPING FOR MULTI-LINK OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
17863710 NETWORK OPTIMIZATION BY PREDICTING AND PROACTIVELY MANAGING HOT-PREFIXES Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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