Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAM, PHIRIN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2476 2619

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Phirin Sam has resolved 1033 cases in Tech Center 2600. The allowance rate is 90.2 percent. This very high rate suggests that the vast majority of applications in Art Unit 2419 are eventually granted. Practitioners can expect a high probability of success when their cases are assigned to this examiner, given the 90.2 percent grant frequency.

The interview lift is 6.2 percent. While the lift is positive, the high base allowance rate means that most cases succeed even without an interview. The 6.2 percent lift still offers a strategic option for resolving any specific technical issues that might arise during the examination process.

The median days to allowance is 980. This pendency is efficient given the high volume of over one thousand cases handled. The 90.2 percent allowance rate remains the primary characteristic of this examiner's profile, indicating a generally smooth and successful path to grant within the 980 day median timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

90.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
1,040
Total Applications
+6.2%
Interview Lift
980
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1034 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18898456 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18975873 BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18759351 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18643711 RATE MATCHING BETWEEN UPLINK AND DOWNLINK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18730762 RELAYING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND RELAYING METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18269979 MAC CE SIGNALING FOR DOWNLINK AND UPLINK TCI STATE ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18728389 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18705980 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18795533 PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL OCCASION DETERMINATION FOR MULTIPLE PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18795600 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION OF RESOURCE MAPPINGS TO NETWORK ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR PERFORMING A TASK Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18822975 METHOD FOR SIDELINK TRANSMISSION, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18827445 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUASI COLOCATION REFERENCE SIGNAL DETERMINATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18628327 WIRELESS NETWORK SLICE USAGE BASED ON RADIO SIGNAL LEVELS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC

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