Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2418 2617 2642 2812

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.3%
Allow Rate
-51.7% vs TC avg
209
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1481
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
88.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17630186 CONTROL APPARATUS, FIRST CORE NETWORK NODE, RADIO STATION, SECOND CORE NETWORK NODE, MOBILE TERMINAL, SYSTEM, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17662483 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CHIP Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18026420 METHOD, APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING COVERAGE OF NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17633832 ADAPTIVE WUS TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18258072 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18472313 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18353353 Access Point Localization Using Extended Reality Devices Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
17512462 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING EVOLVING BAND REGULATIONS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18395660 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18364399 METAL CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILM, THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Postech Research And Business Development Foundation
18511795 TECHNIQUES FOR ACCOUNTING FOR ENERGY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS OVER MULTIPLE ANTENNA GROUPS TOWARDS AN EXPOSURE LIMIT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18196351 CELL SELECTION AND HANDOVER PRIORITIZATION IN A MULTI-DOMAIN NETWORK ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
16872729 DETECTING INDOOR/OUTDOOR STATUS OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18406836 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH BACKSIDE THROUGH SUBSTRATE THERMAL CONDUCTIVE VIAS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18279037 RANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17961835 LOCATION MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
18043741 NETWORK SLICE DETERMINATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18418761 MOBILE RADIO DEVICE WITH CONFERENCING CAPABILITY Non-Final OA WEAVIX, INC.
18444417 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A TRACKING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tile, Inc.
17880386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE TRACKING, COMMUNICATIONS AND ALERTING Non-Final OA VETRIX, LLC

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