Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, GUANG W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2446 2466 2478

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Guang W Li is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, specifically within Art Unit 2417. The examiner has 651 resolved cases. This volume of work has resulted in an allowance rate pct of 78.2. For practitioners, this allowance rate pct serves as an indicator of the outcome frequency for applications assigned to this docket. The data also reveals an interview lift pct of 23.9. This interview lift pct suggests that conducting an interview is a strategy associated with an increased probability of allowance. Applications that reach a grant do so with a median days to allowance of 1241.

The 1241 median days to allowance provides a timeline for the patent acquisition process. By analyzing the 651 resolved cases, one can see the historical record of practice in Art Unit 2417. The 78.2 allowance rate pct and 23.9 interview lift pct provide metrics for evaluating the prosecution environment. These figures assist in the development of a strategy for patent applications. Understanding these data points is useful for managing expectations and resources during the examination phase.

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

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+20.2% vs TC avg
679
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 651 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18026717 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION IN NR V2X ON BASIS OF SL DRX Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18276935 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18905989 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING A TIMING USING A NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL AND A SYSTEM FRAME NUMBER Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18785743 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND CHIP Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18430104 Data Transmission Method, Electronic Device, Chip, and Storage Medium Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18463026 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18150698 Packet Processing Method and Network Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17968321 MEDIA PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18840698 CODEBOOK SUBSET RESTRICTION CRITERION FOR COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18360558 SEGMENT BASED FEEDBACK CODEBOOK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18044139 CONFIGURED GRANT (CG) UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION AND RETRANSMISSIONS FOR NON-CONFIGURATION OF CG RETRANSMISSION TIMER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17451068 RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (ACK) FEEDBACK FOR MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832830 ENHANCED DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18833113 METHOD, NODE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTERWORKING LAYER Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17770675 STATISTICAL CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING Final Rejection TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
17644723 TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEM FOR PRECODING AN UPLINK SIGNAL Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18682267 TRANSMITTING STATION AND RECEIVING STATION Final Rejection Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18818690 SENSING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18686689 FACILITATING IMPROVED DECODING OF PUNCTURED SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK DATA Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18139548 Sidelink Communications Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18541915 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18541888 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELAY-AWARE TRAFFIC PROVISIONING FOR BURSTY WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18444459 Time Synchronization in High Latency Networks Final Rejection Itron, Inc.
18576642 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18885194 Security, Fraud Detection, and Fraud Mitigation in Device-Assisted Services Systems Final Rejection Headwater Research LLC

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