Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: NOEL, LYDIA LOUIS-FILS

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431 2437

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lydia Louis-Fils Noel is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2431. The profile shows 101 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 68.3%. This 68.3% rate indicates a moderate likelihood of success for applications assigned to this examiner. The median days to allowance is 1103, which establishes a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution cycle. With 101 resolved cases, the data provides a reliable statistical profile.

The interview lift is 24.7%, showing that interviews are an effective way to improve the 68.3% baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider an interview to resolve issues and potentially maintain the 1103-day timeline. The 24.7% lift indicates that verbal advocacy is a productive tactic for this examiner. Applicants can expect a standard path to grant based on the 1103 median days to allowance. This analysis of Art Unit 2431 is grounded in the 101 resolved cases recorded for this profile.

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

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
137
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1103
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 101 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
62.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18282670 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTHENTICATING NETWORK ACCESS REQUEST THROUGH TERMINAL-TO-TERMINAL CONNECTION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18546804 Authentication Indication for Edge Data Network Relocation Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19009600 Wireless Network Communication Method, Network Device, and Terminal Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18621955 PRIMARY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18012181 METHOD OF COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, METHOD OF CORE NETWORK APPARATUS, AND CORE NETWORK APPARATUS Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18608546 TRUST ESTABLISHMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17538757 VARIABLE AUTHENTICATION IDENTIFIER (AID) FOR ACCESS POINT (AP) PRIVACY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18548150 NETWORK SLICE ADMISSION CONTROL Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18718120 Dynamic Secure Network Slice Admission Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18565740 Serving Network Authentication of a Communication Device Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18334794 AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURE Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18618383 SECURE AI AUTHENTICATION AND INTERACTION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18621525 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING USER-RELATED DATA SERVICE AND NETWORK ELEMENT Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17456741 Systems and Methods for Using an Identity Agent to Authenticate a User Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18531945 QUANTUM AUTHENTICATION FOR WIRELESS USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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