Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Brian S Roberts, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROBERTS, BRIAN S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2466 2469 2619

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROBERTS, BRIAN S is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2419. The profile covers 754 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 85.1%. Median time to allowance is 987 days, providing a concrete reference for prosecution scheduling.

Interview lift is 3.4%, which is limited relative to the allowance result. The listed companies are Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, InterDigital Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are Baker Botts L.L.P., Apple Inc. -- FKM, and Brooks Kushman P.C. Practitioners can emphasize strong written claim analysis and reserve interviews for targeted clarification where the examination record presents a specific issue.

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

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
773
Total Applications
+3.4%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 754 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
33.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18949482 RACH REPORT WITH BEAM SELECTION INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18865546 DIRECTIONAL D2D COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18804564 RANDOM-ACCESS RESPONSE WITH ANALOG BEAMFORMING Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18729790 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING QOS IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18930375 1X LTF SEQUENCE FOR 320 MHZ Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18837383 Multi-Slot PDCCH Monitoring With Multiple Cells Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18951855 METHODS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18902301 RADIO FRAME SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RADIO FRAME RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18921668 TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING RESOURCES FOR SIDELINK CO-CHANNEL CO-EXISTENCE WITH MIXED NUMEROLOGIES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18260116 RELAYING INFORMATION USING ONE OR MORE RELAYS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18695373 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18846970 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ASSOCIATION RELATIONSHIP OF UPLINK PTRS PORTS, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18835822 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (DCI) SCHEDULING OF MULTIPLE CELLS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18632118 MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES FOR LOW LATENCY TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION IN WLAN SYSTEMS Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18356600 PATH SWITCHING METHOD, TERMINAL AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brian S Roberts's allowance rate?

85.1% of resolved applications examined by Brian S Roberts were allowed (754 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brian S Roberts?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brian S Roberts take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brian S Roberts took 987 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brian S Roberts work in?

Brian S Roberts examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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