Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MADDOX, MICHAEL WAYNE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2463 2646

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+38.0% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1026
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
30.5%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18577713 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18219355 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18443478 UE MOBILITY HANDLING IN THE PRESENCE OF NES CELLS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18227343 Method and Apparatus for Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal and Sidelink Control Information in a Wireless Communication System Final Rejection ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
18687953 SWITCHING PROCESS WITH SUSPENSION INTERVAL FOLLOWING A HANDOVER PROCEDURE PERFORMED BY A UE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18579971 REPORT OF MULTIPLE POWER-MANAGEMENT MAXIMUM POWER REDUCTION VALUES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18574687 UNIFIED SIGNALING TO SUPPORT USER EQUIPMENT COORDINATION FOR SIDELINK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18328377 LEVERAGING WIRELESS DIRECT TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18697919 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18574709 CELL INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, CELL SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SERVICE NODE, TERMINAL AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18295260 METHODS AND APPARATUS OF TA MAINTENANCE AND ACQUISITION FOR MOBILITY WITH INTER-CELL BEAM MANAGEMENT Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18127735 MULTICAST MOBILITY SUPPORT IN INACTIVE STATE Non-Final OA Parsa Wireless Communications LLC

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