Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: PEREZ, JULIO R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2644

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Julio R. Perez is a patent examiner in Art Unit 2617, which is part of Tech Center 2600. He has a significant history of 714 resolved cases, providing a reliable data set for understanding his prosecution tendencies. The allowance rate of 83.2% is quite high, suggesting that applicants have a strong likelihood of obtaining a patent when their cases are assigned to this examiner. This high rate indicates a generally favorable environment for patent grants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 9.3%. While this is a positive lift, it is relatively modest compared to the high baseline allowance rate. This suggests that while interviews are helpful, many cases are allowed through standard written prosecution without the need for an interview. However, for cases that do face initial rejections, the 9.3% lift indicates that personal engagement still offers a statistical advantage. Practitioners should consider the interview as a useful supplementary tool rather than a strictly necessary one.

The median days to allowance is 1051, which provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. This timeframe is a critical factor for applicants to consider when managing their patent portfolios and budgets. The combination of an 83.2% allowance rate and a 1051 day median pendency suggests a predictable and successful path to allowance. Applicants in Tech Center 2600 can use these metrics to refine their strategies and set realistic expectations for their clients.

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

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+21.2% vs TC avg
745
Total Applications
+9.3%
Interview Lift
1051
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 714 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
58.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946445 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PAGING FOR USER EQUIPMENT RECEIVING WAKE-UP SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18759327 HANDOVER TECHNOLOGY FOR SLICE BASED NETWORK SELECTION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19339116 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK Final Rejection QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
18472654 USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18475851 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING REPLACEMENT NETWORK SLICES Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18799559 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18759467 COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18588788 FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18474277 Methods and Apparatus for Service Assurance for Time-Restricted Short-Lived Networks Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18890863 MULTI-CONNECTIVITY USER DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18646509 ENHANCED PAGING EARLY INDICATION (PEI) MESSAGING FOR USER EQUIPMENT: FEATURE LIST MAPPING FOR PAGING OCCASIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18692307 POWER HEADROOM REPORT FOR MULTI-PUSCH REPETITIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18682312 REMOTE INTERFERENCE DETECTION BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18042449 RADIO FREQUENCY BAND SCANNING FOR MULTIPLE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18328687 LOW LATENCY TRAFFIC AND OVERLAPPING BASIC SERVICE SET Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18948942 LOCATIONS PLATFORM FOR MANAGING AND PROVIDING OF USER EXPERIENCES Non-Final OA PAYPAL, INC.
18681829 REGISTRATION TO A NETWORK SLICE SUBJECT TO ADMISSION CONTROL Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18042627 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18017489 METHODS, NODES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SGW-U SELECTION Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18577570 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18842486 POWER SAVING BASE STATION SWITCHING DEVICE, WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM AND POWER SAVING BASE STATION SWITCHING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18861389 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSERTION OF WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT (WTRU) TRUSTWORTHINESS Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18225595 METHOD FOR ENTERING CONNECTED MODE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18906630 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL SIGNALING Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18893849 TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18680704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHORIZATION CONFIGURATION IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18670448 SERVICE CONTINUITY OF SIDELINK RELAY COMMUNICATION Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18083545 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO GENERATE PACKAGING INFORMATION Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
18913936 SPLIT BILLING FOR A USER ACROSS DIFFERENT TRAFFIC TYPES Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18383391 PRECISE NETWORK SEARCHING BASED ON LOCATION Final Rejection T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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