Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAMS, MATTHEW C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2643 2646

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
785
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 747 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18315968 METHOD PERFORMED BY NETWORK NODE AND NETWORK NODE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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)
18416636 USER EQUIPMENT POLICY CONTROL WITH POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION RESELECTION Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18301885 SLICE-DRIVEN DEPLOYMENT OF NETWORK FUNCTIONS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18841715 Network optimization in cellular communication networks Final Rejection Elisa Oyj
18509549 GEOSPATIAL UAV MOBILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17822371 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18507922 UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLE FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18331718 MODEL GENERALIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18327820 USER PLANE PROGRAMMABLE LAYER FOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18369692 AUTOMATIC PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK SERVING SYSTEM RESELCTION BASED ON E911 PUBLIC ANSWER SAFETY POINT TERMINATION FAILURES Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18024931 RECEIVING COLLECTED DATA FROM A GROUP OF DEVICES Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
17888316 METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY BLOCKING SUBSCRIBER DATA WHILE ROAMING Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
17646232 TRANSPORT LAYER APPROACH TO SECURE MOBILE TERMINATION Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18325887 ENHANCED NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR A HANDHELD TWO-WAY RADIO TRANSCEIVER DEVICE Non-Final OA Weavix, Inc.
18489414 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WI-FI BARRING Non-Final OA VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
18304767 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEGREGATING NETWORK SLICE TRAFFIC BASED ON DEVICE TYPES Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18482232 END-TO-END RESOURCE PRIORITIZATION FOR A MULTIMEDIA PRIORITY SERVICE ON-DEMAND SERVICE USER Final Rejection Mavenir Systems, Inc.
18035966 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOLOCATION-BASED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VISUALIZATION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Final Rejection 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.
18303895 SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR FACILITATING DEPLOYMENT OF MESH-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA L3VEL, LLC
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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