Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAMS, MATTHEW C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2643 2646

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
+5.2% vs TC avg
789
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
1233
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 754 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
90.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18017294 SERVICE ACCESS TO DISJOINT NETWORK SLICES Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18037066 DOWNLOAD OF A SUBSCRIPTION PROFILE TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18192109 METHOD FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSMISSION BY TWO TERMINAL DEVICES AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18416636 USER EQUIPMENT POLICY CONTROL WITH POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION RESELECTION Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18372009 LOW POWER PAGE SCAN THROUGH ID SENSING Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18301885 SLICE-DRIVEN DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK FUNCTIONS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18509549 GEOSPATIAL UAV MOBILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18507922 UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLE FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18331718 MODEL GENERALIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17888316 METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY BLOCKING SUBSCRIBER DATA WHILE ROAMING Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18550661 CHECKING A FEASIBILITY OF A GOAL FOR AUTOMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18024931 RECEIVING COLLECTED DATA FROM A GROUP OF DEVICES Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
17646232 TRANSPORT LAYER APPROACH TO SECURE MOBILE TERMINATION Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18681607 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING UL POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18489414 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WI-FI BARRING Non-Final OA VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
18035966 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOLOCATION-BASED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VISUALIZATION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
18600859 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING A MOBILE PHONE AND A MOBILE PHONE COVER Non-Final OA STAR CO Scientific Technologies Advanced Research Co, LLC d/b/a STAR CO
18374539 MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS FOR FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS Final Rejection Pivotal Commware, Inc.
18340627 OPTIMIZATION OF TRAFFIC LOAD IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM Non-Final OA DALI WIRELESS, INC.
17679210 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A TYPE OF CALIBRATION OR MAINTENANCE EVENT OF A PHONE LOCATION UNIT IN A VOLUME BASED ON SENSOR FUSION Non-Final OA SAVERONE 2014 LTD.

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