Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SABOURI, MAZDA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2617 2641 3665

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
658
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 629 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
57.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18621733 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO BLOCK CONTROL PLANE DATA FOR PARTIALLY ALLOWED NSSAI AND NS-AOS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18619907 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION RELATED WITH SIDELINK POSITIONING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18422637 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING TRP INFORMATION BY CONSIDERING LOCALIZATION OF TERMINAL IN MOVING CELL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18355203 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MOBILITY OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
16623988 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION OF 5G SLICE IDENTIFIER Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18416248 PAGING WITH CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION Final Rejection NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18261154 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING INFORMATION RETRIEVAL Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18417320 INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18459911 LOAD BALANCING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17902003 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18078899 USER EQUIPMENT-TO-NETWORK RELAY FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17986844 NETWORK ATTACK HANDLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18277783 A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CELLULAR NETWORK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18592438 TECHNIQUES FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION ON EQUIPMENT NODES Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18443156 MITIGATING SIGNAL INTERFERENCE FOR INCUMBENT COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATING BAND Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18337480 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTER-NETWORK COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18750401 MOBILITY ENFORCEMENT IN CONNECTED WIRELESS STATE Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18614061 CELL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18012502 ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18415099 NETWORK ARCHITECTURES UTILIZING CELLULAR NETWORK HOSTED ACCESS CONTROLLING SCHEMAS TO FACILITATE INTERNET ACTIVITIES, AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF Non-Final OA STARKEYS LLC
18039851 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFIERS Final Rejection HEFEI TUGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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