Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LEONARD, SAMUEL HAYDEN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2649

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+18.0% vs TC avg
58
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1131
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
69.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18905156 INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18493942 MOBILITY PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18031767 POSITIONING IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18764911 POSITIONING APPROACH Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18555922 METHOD FOR REPORTING MALICIOUS CALL, TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18917616 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING SMART DEVICE CAMERA USE Non-Final OA Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

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