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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Habte Mered, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MERED, HABTE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2474 2616

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

MERED, HABTE works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2416. The record contains 798 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 84.6% and a median time to allowance of 1088 days. The interview lift is 12.6%, indicating a measurable but limited role for interviews. Practitioners should preserve a strong written record while using interviews to clarify focused claim or prior-art issues.

The listed companies are Telefonaktiebolag­et LM Ericsson, LG Electronics Inc., and Apple Inc. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC), and Crowell. These recurring entities can help counsel locate comparable matters and identify prosecution approaches relevant to communications and electronics applications.

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

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+22.6% vs TC avg
819
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 798 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18987371 METHOD AND TRANSITION DEVICE FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION OF DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18858833 METHODS IN DETERMINING THE APPLICATION DELAY FOR SEARCH-SPACE SET GROUP-SWITCHING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18849143 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SENSING PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18939255 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-UE COORDINATED RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18600004 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18577310 CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18743939 CODE BLOCK (CB) CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECK (CRC) BITS INSERTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18881260 ENHANCED UNKNOWN SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18849253 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELAXED PROCESSING TIME FOR REDCAP DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18849250 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18849187 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DISABLING NEIGHBOR CELL MEASUREMENT TRIGGERING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18860076 METHODS FOR SENSING IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18884677 RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODES WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND SENSING FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Habte Mered's allowance rate?

84.6% of resolved applications examined by Habte Mered were allowed (798 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Habte Mered?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Habte Mered take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Habte Mered took 1,088 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Habte Mered work in?

Habte Mered examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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