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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Will W Lin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LIN, WILL W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Analysis

LIN, WILL W is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2412. The record covers 514 resolved cases, with a 93.6% allowance rate and a median of 778 days to allowance. This combination indicates that applications reaching resolution in this docket have generally proceeded to allowance, although the median timeline remains a meaningful prosecution planning consideration.

The interview lift is 5.8%, suggesting that interviews have been associated with a limited increase in allowance outcomes in this record. The listed companies are Samsung Electronics, Lenovo, and Huawei Technologies. The listed firms are AMPACC Law Group, Ascenda Law Group, and BANNER & WITCOFF. Practitioners handling similar matters can use these figures to calibrate expectations for amendment strategy, interview value, and timing.

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

Performance Statistics

93.6%
Allow Rate
+35.6% vs TC avg
548
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
778
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 514 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18726892 Systems and Methods for User Equipment History Information Update for Conditional Handover and Conditional Primary Secondary Cell Group Cell Change Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18785791 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION ON LINKS BETWEEN MLDS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18783210 FREQUENCY SELECTIVE BEAM MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18617385 INTEGER AND NON-INTEGER BASED VECTOR PERTURBATION PRECODING IN MU-MIMO Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18562610 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING UL TIMING ALIGNMENT UPON RECEIVING TCI STATE UPDATE SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18563833 FLOW CONTROL FEEDBACK IN AN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NETWORK Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18279051 MANAGING A CELL GROUP IN DUAL CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18250357 Managing Secondary Cell Group Deactivation and Activation Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18807172 Communication Method and Device, Storage Medium, and Computer Program Product Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18434782 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18703954 SIDELINK RESOURCE RESERVATION FOR POSITIONING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18718303 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18844515 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF POWER BOOSTING FOR DMRS AND PTRS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18703866 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SSB DETECTION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18294586 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A TRP RELATED BEAM FAILURE DETECTION PROCEDURE AND A MOBILITY SCENARIO Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18734864 TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18793564 HANDLING MULTICAST/BROADCAST SERVICE AUTHORIZATION FOR INBOUND AND OUTBOUND ROAMERS Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18717741 CONTROL FOR NON-SDT DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Will W Lin's allowance rate?

93.6% of resolved applications examined by Will W Lin were allowed (514 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 2412 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Will W Lin?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Will W Lin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Will W Lin took 778 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Will W Lin work in?

Will W Lin examines applications in Art Unit 2412 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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