Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLS, DONALD L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2462 2616

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
964
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
1120
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 932 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.5%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18190849 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18521308 METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18287937 GATE CONTROLLED FRAME OR PACKET REPLICATION AND ELIMINATION FUNCTION IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18440802 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18435534 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18484189 METHOD OF LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT USING MODEL ID AND MODEL FUNCTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18505758 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
17957992 SELF-CHECKING DIAGNOSTICS FRAMEWORK FOR MULTICAST IN A PACKET FORWARDING DEVICE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17704658 EDGE COMPUTING OVER DISAGGREGATED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18416362 WIDEBAND DOWNLINK PRECODING IN SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX SYMBOLS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18096749 PREDICTIVE FAST REROUTE Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18332187 DELAY-PRIORITY-BASED SCHEDULING Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18436981 DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF NETWORK RESOURCES TO RESOURCE POOLS IN PODS Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18527115 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MULTI-USER SELECTION FOR MULTI-USER MIMO Non-Final OA Senscomm Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
18087612 MOBILE MEDICINE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection BR Invention Holding, LLC

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