Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2464

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
530
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
939
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 515 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18811417 SDAP CONFIGURATION FOR DESTINATION IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18792143 METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18792365 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRAFFIC OF SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18752233 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18640820 UAI TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18761400 FORMATS FOR INDICATING BEAM INDICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18661512 GLOBAL SYNCHRONIZATION CHANNEL NUMBER DISAMBIGUATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18658012 INDICATIONS FOR NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL ACCESS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18628610 SYSTEM INFORMATION INDICATION OF PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL ADAPTATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18626093 BACKHAUL SIGNALING TO SUPPORT NETWORK ENERGY SAVING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18834476 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18527351 LOCATING SOURCES OF PACKET LOSS IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18681375 APPARATUS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18761417 Artificial Intelligence-Based Dynamic System Selection Policy Adjustment Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18649755 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED HIGH-CAPACITY DATA AND WIRELESS IoT (INTERNET OF THINGS) SERVICES Final Rejection Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18740445 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18696071 OVERFLOW AND RECONFIGURATION OF RANDOM-ACCESS CHANNEL OCCASIONS Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION

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