Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nevena Zecevic Sandhu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SANDHU, NEVENA ZECEVIC

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2474

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

SANDHU, NEVENA ZECEVIC examines in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2474. The record includes 205 resolved cases, a 73.7% allowance rate, and a 7.3% interview lift. Median time to allowance is 1047 days. The case volume is sufficient to provide a useful, though more limited, basis for examiner-specific prosecution review.

Frequent listed companies include Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Intel Corporation, and Qualcomm Incorporated. Listed firms include AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC), and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. Applicants can use this profile to identify counsel and technology companies with activity in the docket when planning prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
245
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1047
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 205 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
67.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18932577 TECHNIQUE FOR USER PLANE TRAFFIC QUALITY ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18692755 RELIABILITY OF REPORTED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18285486 TRANSMISSION OF A NEW RADIO DOWNLINK DATA CHANNEL AND CONFIGURATION OF LTE-CRS RATE MATCHING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18019078 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRANSMITTING PUSCH, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR RECEIVING PUSCH Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18101175 PROCEDURES FOR INTRA-BAND COEXISTENCE BETWEEN NR V2X AND LTE V2X Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18015237 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING SIDELINK CARRIER AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17786304 CROSS-DIVISION DUPLEX SIGNALING Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18270662 EFFICIENT USAGE OF TIME RESOURCE BLOCKS FOR TRANSMITTING REFERENCE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18285078 METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICES, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
19002990 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18249518 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18088291 METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSITION BETWEEN ACCESS POINTS OF A NON-COLLOCATED MULTI-LINK DEVICE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18083535 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SETTING AN IDLE TIMEOUT PERIOD FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK Final Rejection INTEL CORPORATION
17909857 TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18249470 ASSOCIATING A TRS WITH A SRS FOR DOPPLER SHIFT REPORTING Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18860702 A METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE-STATION Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18798257 REPETITION OF PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18967640 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SENSING RESULT INFORMATION AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17587892 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MOBILITY CONTROL Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nevena Zecevic Sandhu's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Nevena Zecevic Sandhu were allowed (205 resolved cases), compared with 75.1% across Art Unit 2474 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nevena Zecevic Sandhu?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nevena Zecevic Sandhu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nevena Zecevic Sandhu took 1,047 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nevena Zecevic Sandhu work in?

Nevena Zecevic Sandhu examines applications in Art Unit 2474 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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