Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LIU, LI

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2624 2634 2636 2665 2666

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
1747
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
982
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1723 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18225934 LEARNING APPARATUS, OPTICAL SIGNAL STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND LEARNING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18308221 Electronic Device with Digital Frequency Discriminator for Wireless Communication Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18418515 LOW POWER LIGHT WAVE COMMUNICATION FOR MOBILE AND WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
18439295 NETWORKING SWITCHING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD
18196926 PREAMBLE SENDING METHOD AND DEVICE AND PREAMBLE RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18279524 STATE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, SECRET SIGNAL GENERATOR, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, SECRET SIGNAL GENERATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18502600 DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL LINKS INCLUDING RING RESONATORS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18121478 OPTICAL FIBER MONITORING Non-Final OA VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
18329097 METHODS, DEVICES AND APPARATUSES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18121641 Bidirectional Optical Power Monitor Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18174860 Optical Communication System with a Simplified Remote Optical Power Supply Non-Final OA Ayar Labs, Inc.
18583785 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERSATELLITE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA SpaceRake, Inc.
18400542 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA Infinera Corporation
18400565 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA Infinera Corporation

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