Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SAMS, MATTHEW C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2642 2643 2646

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthew C Sams has resolved 774 cases in Tech Center 2600. The examiner has an allowance rate of 67.8 percent. This rate provides a baseline for success in Art Unit 2617. The 67.8 percent allowance rate indicates that while the examination is thorough, there is a solid path to grant for well-supported applications.

The interview lift is 11.4 percent. This positive lift suggests that interviews are a useful tool for resolving issues and reaching allowance. While the 11.4 percent lift is more modest than some other examiners, it still represents a meaningful improvement in the likelihood of a successful outcome.

The median days to allowance is 1232. This timeframe represents the typical path to grant for successful cases. Applicants should prepare for a prosecution cycle of this length and consider using the 11.4 percent interview lift to address any rejections that might arise during the 1232 day period.

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

Performance Statistics

67.9%
Allow Rate
+5.9% vs TC avg
799
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1232
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 775 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
19437705 SIDELINK POSITIONING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
19288020 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Non-Final OA QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
18435791 Inactive State Transition for Store and Forward Operation Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18209899 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INTEGRATION SYSTEM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18945239 MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSING CAPABILITY MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18507922 UNCREWED AERIAL VEHICLE FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18331718 MODEL GENERALIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19014018 ACCESSING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK USING A USER IDENTIFIER Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18719322 POSITIONING MEASUREMENT REQUEST INCLUDING NUMBER OF PATHS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18770295 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A TERMINAL DEVICE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18431052 METHOD FOR LOCATION SERVICE IN EDGE COMPUTING Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
19005618 BACKSCATTER AMBIENT POWER (AMP) DEVICE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING ULTRA WIDEBAND (UWB) IMPULSE RADAR Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
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
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.
18728267 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRECISE LOCATION OF A UE IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED
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.
18895868 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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