Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAPA, MICHAEL Y

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2469 2617 2645 2649

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Y. Mapa has resolved 751 cases in Art Unit 2469 of Tech Center 2600. His allowance rate is 71.4 percent. This 71.4 percent rate is a key metric for practitioners to evaluate when filing in this art unit. The data also shows an interview lift of 27.0 percent. This lift indicates the change in the probability of allowance associated with an examiner interview.

The median days to allowance is 1035. This 1035-day figure represents the duration of the prosecution process for cases that reach a grant. Practitioners should consider the 751 resolved cases as a historical record of the examiner's work. The 71.4 percent allowance rate and 27.0 percent interview lift are central to the examination profile. The median pendency is a factor for managing client expectations.

Direct communication is a documented tactic, as shown by the lift. Applicants should review the allowance rate as they prepare their prosecution strategy. The cases provide a data set for understanding the examiner's approach in Tech Center 2600. The timeline is a measure of the time required to navigate Art Unit 2469 to a successful conclusion.

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

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+9.4% vs TC avg
782
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 751 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
68.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18865962 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18861125 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONFIGURED GRANT PUSCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18261224 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18847511 METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN UU AND PC5 Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18684583 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETUP RELATED TO SENSING IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18496740 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COLLECTING DATA FOR ROAMING TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18727518 SCI STAGE 2 DESIGN Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18949368 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-LINK SERVING CELL Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18014619 CELL SELECTION/RESELECTION FOR NETWORK SLICING Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18857804 TIMING INFORMATION CONFIGURATION FOR PASSIVE IOT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18841998 MANAGING SELECTION OF TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18707526 INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME RESTRICTION DURING CONGESTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18822950 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18727526 UPLINK TRANSMISSION POWER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18642002 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALL SETUP Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18293554 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SYNCHRONISING DATA AT A NETWORK AND FUNCTION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17928845 Reducing Battery Consumption of Wireless Devices Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17630234 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 5GS INTERWORKING HANDLING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18662572 EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATION FOR A PREMISES Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18090568 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18767745 Throughput Predictor And Flow Load Balancer Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18665711 TENANT DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE NETWORK COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18576688 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18559368 NETWORK SELECTION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18939442 Identifying Timing Advance Command (TAC) Update at User Equipment for Optimizing TA Tracking Non-Final OA Parallel Wireless, Inc.
17146492 Fine-Granularity RAN Slicing Control Final Rejection Parallel Wireless, Inc.
18370982 METHOD FOR RESELECTING SIDELINK RESOURCE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME Final Rejection 1FINITY Inc.
18552479 EDGE CONFIGURATION SERVER INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA China Mobile Communications Group Co.,Ltd.
18424019 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING INTER-UE COORDINATION INFORMATION IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA WONKWANG UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION

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