Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Rodrick Mak, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MAK, RODRICK

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2461

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

MAK, RODRICK is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2416. The profile contains 254 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 75.6%. The median days to allowance is 1264, suggesting that applicants should allow for a substantial prosecution period when setting client expectations and planning related filings.

The interview lift is 26.1%, making interviews a potentially useful mechanism for addressing claim interpretation and prior-art distinctions. The listed companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The listed firms are ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, Baker Botts L.L.P., and Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm. The profile is centered on communications technology and major wireless industry participants.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+17.6% vs TC avg
304
Total Applications
+26.1%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 254 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
66.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293743 METHOD FOR ADAPTING THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE DIGITAL PROCESSING COMPONENTS IN A RADIO NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18248710 PUCCH RESOURCES FOR APERIODIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18875969 POWER CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17997792 Coordinating User Equipment Selection Final Rejection Google LLC
18689078 ELECTRONIC DEVICES, METHODS AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18949634 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-LINK SERVING CELL Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18406250 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18147493 Data Transmission Method and Apparatus For Measuring Link Quality Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18498723 TIME WINDOW ASSOCIATED WITH SIDELINK TRANSMISSION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17924615 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (UCI) MULTIPLEXING FOR MULTI-SLOT PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PUSCH) WITH TRANSPORT BLOCK SIZE (TBS) SCALING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18954584 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELECTING A RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18248088 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18293821 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18248596 PDCCH-BASED ADAPTATION OF UPLINK ACTIVITY Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18903391 UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rodrick Mak's allowance rate?

75.6% of resolved applications examined by Rodrick Mak were allowed (254 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rodrick Mak?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rodrick Mak take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rodrick Mak took 1,264 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rodrick Mak work in?

Rodrick Mak examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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