Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: O CONNOR, BRIAN T

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2465 2475 2619

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+23.4% vs TC avg
931
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 906 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.3%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18835627 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING GROUP COMMON SIGNAL AND CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18410978 PROSE MULTI-HOP U2N RELAY SECURITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18201252 FREQUENCY DOMAIN AGGREGATED PPDU (FA-PPDU) COMPRISING MULTIPLE PHY TYPES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18294402 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUCCH RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR MULTICAST SERVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18717411 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18289144 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18294350 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18570509 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18286703 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18695183 NETWORK CONTROLLED METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT GAP ADAPTATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18808901 RADIO NETWORK NODE, A WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHODS THEREIN FOR SCHEDULING POSITIONING SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCK (SIB) Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18782447 Method and Apparatus for Determining Radio Network Temporary Identifier in Two-Step Random Access Procedure Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18272066 CONFIGURE IAB FREQUENCY-DOMAIN RESOURCE UTILIZATION Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18782231 CARRIER AGGREGATION RESTORATION Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18752232 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION, MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FOR LTE TDD WITH DYNAMIC UL/DL CONFIGURATION Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18716555 RESOURCE SCHEDULING METHOD, BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18846751 MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18716727 SYSTEM TIME DETERMINING METHOD AND DEVICE, TIME POSITION INDICATING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND REQUEST TRANSMITTING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18716882 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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