Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: REGO, DOMINIC E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2618 2647 2648 2694

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dominic E. Rego is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2618, having handled a high volume of 917 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 86.8 percent is notably high, indicating that the vast majority of applications he examines result in a patent grant. This high rate of success suggests a relatively smooth path for applicants in this art unit, supported by a large sample of 917 resolved cases.

The data shows an interview lift of 7.4 percent, which indicates that interviews provide a modest but positive increase in the likelihood of allowance. This suggests that while the baseline allowance rate is already high, direct communication can still be a useful tool for resolving specific issues. The median days to allowance is 827, which is a relatively efficient timeline for reaching a grant. Practitioners can expect a high probability of success and a predictable duration when navigating the 86.8 percent allowance rate and 827-day median pendency associated with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

86.8%
Allow Rate
+24.8% vs TC avg
936
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
827
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 917 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426998 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PERFORM PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK (PLMN) SELECTION IN ROAMING SCENARIOS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
18973561 TIME-AVERAGED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) EXPOSURE PER ANTENNA GROUP Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18858973 POWER HEADROOM REPORTING ASSOCIATED WITH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSIONS ON A PLURALITY OF UPLINK CHANNELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18507270 BEAM MANAGEMENT OF A LAYER-1 MILLIMETER WAVE REPEATER USING WIDEBAND SIGNAL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18933919 UPLINK POWER CONTROL Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18697588 Conveying Data to a Communication Network Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18817483 MULTI-BAND OPERATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18940937 Scheduled Uplink Transmission For Channel State Information Reporting Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
17988150 Power Control for Channel State Information Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18718129 Communication transmission control method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
15733708 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE AND TERMINAL Final Rejection China Mobile Communications Group Co.,Ltd.
18242282 MACHINE LEARNING BASED IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Outward, Inc.

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