Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Shu Liu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LIU, SHU

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2473

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
-50.0%
Interview Lift
1137
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
74.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18559954 FRAMEWORK AND SIGNALING FOR NON-COHERENT JOINT TRANSMISSION (NCJT) CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) SELECTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18004695 RESOURCE SELECTION COORDINATION FOR NEW RADIO (NR) SIDELINK (SL) Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18001629 FAST OUTERLOOP LINK ADAPTATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18765068 MEDIA SERVICES UTILIZING NETWORK SLICING WITH USER AND DEVICE PROFILES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18510517 MEASUREMENT REPORT PAYLOAD REDUCTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18048568 APPLYING WEIGHTED AVERAGING TO MEASUREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH REFERENCE SIGNALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18873122 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18863207 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT TA IN MULTIPLE TRPS OPERATION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18937570 TRANSMISSION RESOURCE SELECTION METHOD, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18220197 CANDIDATE CELL CONFIGURATION FOR L1/L2-BASED MOBILITY Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18220189 REQUEST TO JOIN MBS SESSION DURING ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURE Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18218099 INTERWORKING WITHOUT N26 INTERFACE SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORTED RECEIVED IN NON-3GPP ACCESS Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18613500 Resource Determining Method, Terminal, and Non-transitory Readable Storage Medium Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18197329 LIMITING EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY INFORMATION TO A SINGLE RF BAND ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL BASE STATION Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18838925 METHOD FOR DATA MATCHING, READABLE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shu Liu's allowance rate?

66.7% of resolved applications examined by Shu Liu were allowed (9 resolved cases), compared with 84.9% across Art Unit 2417 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shu Liu?

This examiner's interview lift is -50.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shu Liu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shu Liu took 1,137 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shu Liu work in?

Shu Liu examines applications in Art Unit 2417 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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