Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

John Caleb Lawrence, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LAWRENCE, JOHN CALEB

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2641 2646

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Caleb Lawrence examines in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2641. The profile contains 1 resolved case, with a 100.0% allowance rate and a median of 888 days to allowance. Because the record contains only 1 resolved case, the allowance result provides limited evidence for predicting future examination outcomes.

The interview lift is 0.0%, so the available data does not show an associated change in allowance outcomes. Practitioners should treat both the allowance and interview figures as preliminary rather than as a stable pattern. The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The listed firms are Jefferson IP Law, LLP, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, and NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+38.0% vs TC avg
26
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19003706 METHODS FOR TRUST INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND RELATED COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18998042 ENTITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18862129 ROAMING TERMINAL EDGE COMPUTING SERVICE CHARGING SUPPORTING METHOD Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18958310 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18797705 SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND ORCHESTRATION (SMO) CONFIGURATIONS FOR EXTERNAL FUNCTIONALITIES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18761036 SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PATTERN SIGNALING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18858578 METHOD, DEVICE, MANAGEMENT UNIT, AND NETWORK ELEMENT FOR ACQUIRING, SENDING CHARACTERIZATION INFORMATION Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
19023088 AVOIDING VENDOR SPECIFIC PHYSICAL PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PPDU) VIA PROTECTED ASSOCIATION IDENTIFIER (AID) CHANGE REQUEST Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18783048 UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS PREVENTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18921962 CUSTOMIZING ALPHA TAGS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK SUBSCRIBERS Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John Caleb Lawrence's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by John Caleb Lawrence were allowed (1 resolved cases), compared with 67.2% across Art Unit 2641 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John Caleb Lawrence?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John Caleb Lawrence take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John Caleb Lawrence took 888 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John Caleb Lawrence work in?

John Caleb Lawrence examines applications in Art Unit 2641 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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