Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Robert J Lopata, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LOPATA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2469 2471 4100

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

LOPATA, ROBERT J is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2469. The profile includes 984 resolved cases, an 89.5% allowance rate, and a median of 845 days to allowance. Interview lift is 2.0%, indicating only a limited positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Apple Inc., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, VOLPE KOENIG, and Bayes PLLC are the associated firms. The substantial case volume and high allowance rate support a generally favorable prosecution outlook, while the interview figure suggests that written claim presentation may carry more practical weight than interview use alone.

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

Performance Statistics

89.5%
Allow Rate
+29.5% vs TC avg
1,011
Total Applications
+2.0%
Interview Lift
845
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 984 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
35.7%
§102 Novelty
27.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18722758 EXTENSIBLE COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT CELL ACCESS THRESHOLDS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18921824 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR UPLINK SIGNAL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18932507 SPECIAL SCENARIO HANDLING IN SECONDARY SERVING CELL (SCELL) ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18925622 SLOT FORMAT ENHANCEMENTS FOR RF ENERGY HARVESTING FOR AMBIENT IOT Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18853253 Managing Small Data Transmission With a Network Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18925630 RELAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19067393 RATE MATCHING FOR MULTI-SLOT UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18856906 SIDELINK KIND PASSIVE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18717561 SOURCE LAYER 2 IDENTIFIER FOR PATH SWITCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18878963 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND ACCESS MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18839481 INTER-DRX ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR OPERATING A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18855782 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18849960 REPORTING METHOD/APPARATUS/DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18977793 TERMINAL SCHEDULING METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18962367 METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CHIP Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18866872 RELAXED MEASUREMENT BASED ON WAKE-UP SIGNAL Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18844929 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BUDGET CONTROL IN MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING WITH SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18785069 SIDELINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18848115 REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Robert J Lopata's allowance rate?

89.5% of resolved applications examined by Robert J Lopata were allowed (984 resolved cases), compared with 80.6% across Art Unit 2469 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Robert J Lopata?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Robert J Lopata take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Robert J Lopata took 845 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Robert J Lopata work in?

Robert J Lopata examines applications in Art Unit 2469 in Tech Center 4100.

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