Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROBERTS, BRIAN S

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2466 2619

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18414382 CHANNEL ANNOUNCEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18832098 PATH SWITCHING BETWEEN A UU AND A PC5 INTERFACE Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18569897 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AUDIO DATA BY USING SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18154356 ROUTE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18260116 RELAYING INFORMATION USING ONE OR MORE RELAYS Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18695373 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18592760 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18604841 REQUEST BASED REDUNDANCY AND EARLY TERMINATION FOR OUTER CODING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18685724 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18682334 RADIO NODE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18567570 INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18377055 MESH NETWORK RELAY Final Rejection ROKU, INC.
18135591 DELIVERING MESSAGES TO MULTIPLE NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.

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