Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2633

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fabricio R. Murillo Garcia maintains a highly efficient docket in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2633, with 606 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 85.0 percent reflects a very high likelihood of success for applicants. Furthermore, the median days to allowance is 757, suggesting that grants are typically achieved in a timely manner. These metrics indicate that the examiner is generally inclined toward allowance when applications meet the necessary requirements.

The most striking data point is the interview lift of 57.1 percent. This indicates that while the 85.0 percent allowance rate is already high, conducting an interview is a powerful strategy for moving toward a grant. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to leverage this 57.1 percent lift and potentially expedite the 757-day median timeline. In the context of 606 resolved cases, the massive lift suggests that direct communication is the most effective way to resolve any remaining prosecution hurdles and secure a patent.

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

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
625
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
757
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 606 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18764061 ACQUISITION OF SYSTEM INFORMATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18392387 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SWITCHING BETWEEN ACCESS OPERATION MODES OF USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18473624 PROVIDING NEIGHBOUR CELL INFORMATION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18828662 SENSOR FUSION NETWORK TO DISAMBIGUATE ANGLE OF ARRIVAL Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18462168 EDGE-ANCHORED INDICATIONS FOR USER EQUIPMENT (UE) COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19538933 SIDELINK POSITIONING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
18463580 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING NETWORK SLICE PROVISIONING CHANGES Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18713397 AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN AUDIO SIGNAL Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18534437 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18694862 CARRIER SELECTION FOR PAGING ON FLEXIBLE CELL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18502946 FLEXIBLE BEACON INTERVALS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18729874 METHOD FOR UPDATING AN ACCESS POLICY FOR A FIRST TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Final Rejection Orange
18818889 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18719977 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF UE LOCATION DETERMINATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18560572 EXCHANGE OF CELL INFORMATION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18859022 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18543073 EVENT TRIGGERING BASED ON EXPLICIT USER EQUIPMENT LIST ASSIGNMENT COMMAND EVENTS Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18826729 ENCODING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON POSITIONING RESOURCE SEQUENCE SUPPORTING CONTINUOUS HYBRID POSITIONING Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18443940 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION ESTIMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18948602 METHOD FOR REPORTING UE CAPABILITY, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18605725 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18727216 METHOD FOR APPLICATION MOBILITY SERVICE ACROSS MULTI-ACCESS EDGE COMPUTING Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18828626 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMISSIONING A SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18818875 SECURITY SYSTEM AUTOMATIC BYPASS RESET Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
18287525 CAPABILITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND CAPABILITY INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18621010 WIRELESS STATION ZONING Final Rejection MAXLINEAR, INC.
18763401 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD TO EXEMPT EMERGENCY SERVICES FALLBACK PROCEDURE DUE TO INSECURE STEERING OF ROAMING (SOR) Non-Final OA MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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