Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MERED, HABTE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2474 2616

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Habte Mered, in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2416, has 795 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 84.5 percent, and the interview lift is 12.6 percent. This 12.6 percent lift indicates that interviews are effective compared to the 84.5 percent baseline. The 84.5 percent allowance rate is high, suggesting a good chance of success for most applications across the 795 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 1088. The 84.5 percent allowance rate is a strong indicator of success, which is further enhanced by the 12.6 percent lift. Practitioners should use the 12.6 percent interview lift to navigate the 1088 day prosecution process. With 795 resolved cases, the examiner's data is very consistent. The 1088 day timeline and 84.5 percent allowance rate make for a predictable and successful prosecution experience in Art Unit 2416.

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

Performance Statistics

84.5%
Allow Rate
+22.5% vs TC avg
800
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 795 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18849143 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SENSING PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18600004 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18847861 UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION MESSAGE MULTIPLEXING ON PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL RESOURCES ACROSS DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18848938 COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18849187 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DISABLING NEIGHBOR CELL MEASUREMENT TRIGGERING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18844287 NTN IOT HARQ DISABLING WITH DCI INDICATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18858833 METHODS IN DETERMINING THE APPLICATION DELAY FOR SEARCH-SPACE SET GROUP-SWITCHING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18849250 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18860076 METHODS FOR SENSING IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18814101 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FULL DUPLEX DOCSIS (FDX) AMPLIFIER AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18884677 RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODES WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND SENSING FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18882645 Methods and Apparatus Supporting User Equipment (UE) Access to a Core Network Via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Facilitating Transfer of Application Data via the Core Network Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18838324 TIMER STARTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Moblie Software Co., Ltd.

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