Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, BRANDON J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2645 2647

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+25.4% vs TC avg
1,111
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
868
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1081 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18981235 Communications System with Post Coverage Gap Congestion Mitigation Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18671058 Traffic Routing Towards Local Area Data Network Per Application Function Request Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18406015 NATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18310164 Geofencing for Non-Public Networks Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18588661 Sensing Channel Establishment Method and Apparatus, Communication Device, Storage Medium, and System Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18310121 SLICE ISOLATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18847637 POSITIONING MEASUREMENT BASED SECRET KEY SHARING BETWEEN NETWORK ENTITIES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18730271 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SESSIONS FOR RELAY ENTITIES OPERATING IN A VISITED PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18572278 METHOD OF ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION (AMF), METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT(UE), AMF AND UE Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19394100 WEARABLE EYE COVERING SMART DEVICE WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL GESTURE INTERPRETATION AND OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR CONTEXTUAL DISPLAY Final Rejection Middle Chart, LLC
19385282 WEARABLE EYE COVERING SMART DEVICE WITH WRIST STRAP GESTURE INTERFACE FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION AND CONTEXTUAL DISPLAY Final Rejection Middle Chart, LLC
18812846 APPARATUS WITH DIGITAL CONTENT LINKED TO A PHYSICAL LOCATION Non-Final OA Middle Chart, LLC
17978707 COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT TRACKING Non-Final OA Middle Chart, LLC
17902864 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AGENTS DURING A PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Middle Chart, LLC
18565284 COMMUNICATION CONNECTION DETERMINATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION CONNECTION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND SENSOR SYSTEM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18699522 PRIORITY-DEPENDENT TRANSMISSION OF SIDELINK SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18834962 Method for Registering a User to a Vehicle, Computer-Readable Medium, System, and Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18580320 DYNAMIC RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18261367 Enhanced Aperiodic Sounding Reference Signal Configuration Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18455974 STORING AUTHENTICATION DATA ON AUSF Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18808244 FACILITATING PROVISIONING DOMAIN SUPPORT FOR MOBILE NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18270352 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18688354 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18649780 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO ACCESS A STAND-ALONE NON-PUBLIC NETWORK (SNPN) IN FORBIDDEN SNPN (FSNPN) LIST OR FORBIDDEN TRACKING AREA IDENTITY (FTAI) LIST Non-Final OA MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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