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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645 2647

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2617. The profile records 640 resolved cases, a 65.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1315 days to allowance. The 15.9% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes.

Recurring companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Nokia Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC. The median allowance time is a relevant planning factor for applicants and counsel.

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

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
701
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1315
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 640 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
68.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18649973 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18421224 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENERGY SAVING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18412222 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE GROUP SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18856507 Authentication Proxy Use in Authentication and Key Management for Applications Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17899369 Hybrid Radar with Reconfigurable Filters Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19001691 Initiating Device, Responding Device, and Information Transmission Method Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18477774 POSITIONING INFORMATION REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18608429 WAKE UP MECHANISM USING UWB SIDELINK AND COMPANION DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551826 SELECTIVE POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) MUTING WITH REPEATER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18312363 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT ACCESSING A MOBILE BASE STATION RELAY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17449568 ASSISTANCE DATA FOR POSITION ESTIMATION USING CARRIER PHASE COMBINATION IN A CELLULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18522127 METHOD FOR ALLOCATING TIME-FREQUENCY RESOURCES IN A SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING BEAMFORMING, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Final Rejection THALES
18590438 BASE STATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19001213 CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18848822 WIRELESS ANGLE-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18848024 AI/ML BASED PREDICTION FOR COMPENSATING CHANNEL AGING IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Limited
18630888 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18639699 CALLING METHOD, CALLING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18578294 POLICY PROCESSING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18672342 TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR POWER SAVING SIGNAL AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18434668 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18411672 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18553690 POSITIONING ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18256687 POSITIONING A DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE NETWORK SUBSCRIPTIONS Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18301477 FREQUENCY PRE-COMPENSATION FOR RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18646151 METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION UNIT COMPONENTS COOPERATION IN TERMS OF SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF DOWNLINK USER THROUGHPUT Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
17938266 WIFI RF FRONT END AND ANTENNA MULTIPLEXING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan's allowance rate?

65.0% of resolved applications examined by Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan were allowed (640 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan took 1,315 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan work in?

Muthuswamy Ganapathy Manoharan examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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