Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MADDOX, MICHAEL WAYNE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2463 2646 4100

This examiner grants 97% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

97.0%
Allow Rate
+37.0% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
-6.7%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
58.6%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858523 APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18904507 ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNA AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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.
18920006 Communication Method, Apparatus, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18612923 BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATION FOR FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18560642 QUASI CO-LOCATION INFORMATION FOR 3D BEAMFORMING IN HOLOGRAPHIC MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18230507 DESENSE SPATIAL REUSE Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18117236 CLEAR-TO-SEND DURATION FIELD ADJUSTMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18719870 METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18798609 ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE SEQUENCE APPLICATION FOR A TRANSPORT BLOCK OVER MULTIPLE SLOTS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18896950 RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18695895 Terminal Device, Network Node and Methods Performed therein for Handling Downlink Control Information Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18034333 ENERGY AWARE COMMUNICATION IDENTIFICATION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18697919 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18287441 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18799100 CONTROL SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
18892873 BEAM PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18920052 METHOD FOR REPORTING SENSING RESULT, SENSING-BY-PROXY INITIATOR AND SENSING-BY-PROXY RESPONDER Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18574709 CELL INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, CELL SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SERVICE NODE, TERMINAL AND MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18650387 NETWORK DEVICES HAVING LINK STATE TOGGLING-RESPONSIVE DAMPENERS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

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