Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LOPATA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2469 2471 4100

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert J Lopata has resolved 980 cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2469. The examiner's allowance rate is 89.5 percent, and the median days to allowance is 845. These figures provide a benchmark for expected outcomes and pendency. The 845-day figure is a metric for practitioners to use when managing prosecution timelines. The 89.5 percent rate indicates the likelihood of an application being allowed once it reaches a final resolution.

The interview lift of 1.9 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance relative to the 89.5 percent baseline. This lift suggests that direct engagement can be a factor in securing an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 1.9 percent lift when managing the 845-day median pendency. The 980 resolved cases provide the statistical foundation for these metrics. These figures offer a clear view of the prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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
985
Total Applications
+1.9%
Interview Lift
845
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 980 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.7%
§101 Eligibility
35.8%
§102 Novelty
27.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18780925 Scheduling of Control Signaling on a Primary Cell by a Secondary Cell Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18904953 FEEDBACK INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18853253 Managing Small Data Transmission With a Network Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18878963 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND ACCESS MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18856906 SIDELINK KIND PASSIVE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18838955 TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMIC UPLINK TRANSMISSION SWITCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18717561 SOURCE LAYER 2 IDENTIFIER FOR PATH SWITCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18442620 RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR JOINT COMMUNICATION AND SENSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18722758 EXTENSIBLE COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT CELL ACCESS THRESHOLDS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18866872 RELAXED MEASUREMENT BASED ON WAKE-UP SIGNAL Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18186632 NON-LEGACY PREAMBLE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18844929 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BUDGET CONTROL IN MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING WITH SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18776124 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
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.
18923376 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, CHIP, STORAGE MEDIUM, PRODUCT, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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.
18848115 REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
18806268 SCHEDULING FOR POWER SAVING STATE IN NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Hannibal IP LLC

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