Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Farideh Madani, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MADANI, FARIDEH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2642 2643 2646

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
431
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 395 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
65.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18281063 ENHANCEMENTS TO SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK REPORTS FOR RADIO LINK FAILURE AFTER A DUAL ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACK FALLBACK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18030060 ESTABLISHING A SECURE CONNECTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18018957 SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT FOR NON-PUBLIC NETWORKS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18870229 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING JOINT SIDELINK POSITIONING Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18910159 METHOD FOR UNLOCKING A FUNCTION ON A DEVICE, AN UNLOCKING NETWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18502665 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18534820 COMMUNICATION RELAY SYSTEM AND RADIO DEVICE Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18523641 TAG LOCATING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND RELATED APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18023634 Profile Transfer Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17657566 ASSOCIATING DEVICES WITH ACCESS POINTS USING CREDENTIALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17451369 AVOIDING OUT OF ORDER UPLINK DATA RECEPTION UPON DATA RADIO BEARER RELEASE, HANDOVER TO ANOTHER DATA RADIO BEARER, OR QUALITY OF SERVICE FLOW ADDITION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18852787 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASUREMENT ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18723477 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18870207 ADAPTIVE POSITIONING MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18866841 DYNAMIC UPLINK OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES FOR POSITIONING OF INACTIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18833430 MECHANISM FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18447579 Network Assisted Connection Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19048408 INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND AUTOMATIC RESPONSE METHOD Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
18910212 AUDIO ENCODING AND TRANSMISSION OF IDENTIFIER TO ASSIST IN ESIM RESERVATION PROCESS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18525637 Proactive Electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) Modification and Integration Non-Final OA T-Mobile Innovations LLC
18296866 FLOATING LOCALLY DISTRIBUTED USER PLANE FUNCTION Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18596456 4G/5G Core Interworking Non-Final OA Parallel Wireless, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Farideh Madani's allowance rate?

77.7% of resolved applications examined by Farideh Madani were allowed (395 resolved cases), compared with 72.5% across Art Unit 2642 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Farideh Madani?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Farideh Madani take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Farideh Madani took 930 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Farideh Madani work in?

Farideh Madani examines applications in Art Unit 2642 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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