Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MARCELO, MELVIN C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2463 2616

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.8%
Allow Rate
+23.8% vs TC avg
792
Total Applications
-7.4%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 777 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
33.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18444509 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DEFAULT TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR IN NETWORK COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18397546 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING WALKIE-TALKIE SERVICE USING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18460837 DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18443420 MEASUREMENTS TO SUPPORT LOW POWER WUS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18292006 User Equipment Specific Uplink Reference Signal Transmission in Low Power State For Mitigating Interference Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18040825 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18444603 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION FOR MANAGING L1/L2 TRIGGERED MOBILITY Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18556052 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18444467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CORRECTION FOR PTP DELAY ASYMMETRY Non-Final OA ARRIS Enterprises LLC
18553684 CONFIGURING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL OCCASIONS FOR MONITORING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18560560 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION NODE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18292055 SLICE-BASED CELL RESELECTION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LIMITED
17689757 LINK MONITORING AND INDICATION OF POTENTIAL LINK FAILURE Non-Final OA Altera Corporation

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