Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LOPATA, ROBERT J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2471 4100

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.6%
Allow Rate
+29.6% vs TC avg
984
Total Applications
+1.6%
Interview Lift
845
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 977 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
35.3%
§102 Novelty
27.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18739191 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUSCH RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18780925 Scheduling of Control Signaling on a Primary Cell by a Secondary Cell Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18785069 SIDELINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18904953 FEEDBACK INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18900048 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18838955 TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMIC UPLINK TRANSMISSION SWITCHING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18805390 WAKEUP SIGNAL MONITORING WINDOW Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18775922 UNICAST AIR-TO-EVERYTHING (A2X) COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18442620 RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR JOINT COMMUNICATION AND SENSING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18776124 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18186632 NON-LEGACY PREAMBLE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18353004 METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR A CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING PROCEDURE Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18839481 INTER-DRX ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR OPERATING A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH

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