Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SAMS, MATTHEW C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2643 2646

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
794
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 767 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19288020 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Non-Final OA QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
18416636 USER EQUIPMENT POLICY CONTROL WITH POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION RESELECTION Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18372009 LOW POWER PAGE SCAN THROUGH ID SENSING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18945239 MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSING CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18507922 UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLE FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18435791 Inactive State Transition for Store and Forward Operation Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18770295 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A TERMINAL DEVICE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17888316 METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY BLOCKING SUBSCRIBER DATA WHILE ROAMING Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
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
18489414 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WI-FI BARRING Final Rejection 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.
18859472 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR REPORT OF SUCCESSFUL PSCELL ADDITION OR CHANGE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18719626 INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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