Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2413 2466

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alan Louis Lindenbaum is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, specifically Art Unit 2413. The examiner has 434 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 48.4 percent. This rate indicates that fewer than half of the applications reaching a final disposition are granted. Practitioners should be prepared for a rigorous and potentially difficult prosecution process with this 48.4 percent rate.

The median days to allowance is 1342. This is a relatively long timeframe for reaching a successful conclusion. The interview lift is 15.9 percent. This figure represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. Compared to the 48.4 percent allowance rate, the 15.9 percent lift suggests that interviews are a helpful tool for overcoming rejections and advancing the case.

In Art Unit 2413, the 48.4 percent allowance rate and 1342 median days to allowance suggest that success requires persistence. The 434 resolved cases provide a solid foundation for these metrics. The 15.9 percent interview lift is a strategic option that practitioners should consider. Overall, the data highlights the need for strong technical arguments and proactive engagement to achieve a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

48.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
492
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 434 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
58.6%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18859392 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18694509 RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS THEREFOR Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18169666 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BEAM FAILURE OF A SECONDARY CELL Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18496487 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MAXIMIZE COVERAGE OF PREFERRED FREQUENCY BANDS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18373817 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FOR SCHEDULING SIDELINK REFERENCE SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
17983217 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLOT FORMAT INDICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ASUSTek Computer Inc.
18944802 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17657023 Feedback Information Transmission Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18064868 COEXISTENCE OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17759148 DIFFERENT RELIABILITY LEVELS FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (ACK/NACK) TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17990955 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, MOBILITY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND GATEWAY DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18860980 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SCHEDULING MULTIPLE PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PDSCH) TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18020209 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING QUASI CO-LOCATION REFERENCE SIGNAL(S) Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18016554 APPARATUS AND METHODS OF BEAM FAILURE DETECTION MECHANISM FOR ENHANCED PDCCH WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
17606613 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION AND METHOD OF PERFORMING CONDITIONAL HANDOVER Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18016215 BEAM FAILURE FOR SERVING CELL WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVE BANDWIDTH PARTS Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18828612 HARQ ACK FOR MULTI-PDCCH SCHEDULED PDSCH TRANSMISSION OVER MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17263457 USER EQUIPMENT AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17043355 USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
15770891 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, AND CONTEXT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18256522 ENABLING DYNAMIC SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS AND SINGLE TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL SCHEMES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18886432 SYNCHRONIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED MICROSERVICES Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

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