Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MADDOX, MICHAEL WAYNE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2463 2646 4100

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
53
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
958
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18744474 MULTIMEDIA PRIORITY SERVICE OVER WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18227343 Method and Apparatus for Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal and Sidelink Control Information in a Wireless Communication System Non-Final OA ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
18892873 BEAM PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18920006 Communication Method, Apparatus, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18763846 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18795477 INTELLIGENCE BASED OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ANTENNA CALIBRATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18284522 TIME REVERSAL FOR ON-DEMAND POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18219355 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18798609 ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE SEQUENCE APPLICATION FOR A TRANSPORT BLOCK OVER MULTIPLE SLOTS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18691040 SERVICE SLICE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18574709 CELL INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, CELL SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SERVICE NODE, TERMINAL AND MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18539729 METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL PARAMETERS UPDATE IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18295260 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF TA MAINTENANCE AND ACQUISITION FOR MOBILITY WITH INTER-CELL BEAM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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