Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Marceau Milord, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MILORD, MARCEAU

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2641 2649

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

MILORD, MARCEAU is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2618. The profile reports 1146 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 89.2%, and a median of 815 days to allowance. The interview lift is 11.2%, indicating a modest measured association with interviews alongside a strong overall allowance result.

The listed companies are Apple Inc., Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The leading firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP, and EIP US LLP. Counsel can focus on efficient written prosecution, reserve interviews for defined disputes, and use the recorded pendency figure to support practical client timelines.

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

Performance Statistics

89.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
1,171
Total Applications
+11.2%
Interview Lift
815
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1146 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
76.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858908 REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION FOR SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX OPERATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18850366 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION CONTEXT RELOCATION PROCEDURE IN AN EDGE DATA NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18858615 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDITIONAL PUSCH SKIPPING AND PUSCH REPETITIONS CONFIGURATION AT A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18856755 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING OVERLAPPING MEASUREMENT GAPS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18807205 AUTOMATIC PAIRING OF PERSONAL DEVICES WITH PERIPHERAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18912676 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18884346 Communication Protocol Switching Method, Apparatus, and System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18640534 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18851658 DUPLEX CAPABILITY INDICATION DURING INITIAL ACCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18628467 RACH SELECTION AND FALL BACK MECHANISMS IN SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX NETWORKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18959010 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED TRAINING OF DEEP LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18859913 TERMINAL, BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18954654 SIDELINK INTER-WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT (WTRU) COORDINATION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18747239 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19175622 CONTROL OF RANDOM ACCESS RESPONSE MONITORING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18894327 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18640085 CELL RESELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18416311 POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Marceau Milord's allowance rate?

89.2% of resolved applications examined by Marceau Milord were allowed (1,146 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Marceau Milord?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Marceau Milord take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Marceau Milord took 815 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Marceau Milord work in?

Marceau Milord examines applications in Art Unit 2618 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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