Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHLACK, SCOTT A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2418 2461 2475 2617

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.6%
Allow Rate
-16.4% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+36.7%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 57 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
95.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17470476 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PDCCH MONITORING FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18684186 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18473032 EVENT-TRIGGERED EARLY MEASUREMENT REPORT REPORTING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
17426239 Method for Reliable Transmission of Early Mobile-Terminated Data Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17396132 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18388744 RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17733246 HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST FEEDBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17800651 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR URLLC IN UNLICENSED BAND Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18285760 TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING VOICE OVER SERVICE FALLBACK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17624726 TERMINAL Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18552848 DATA AMOUNT DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND THRESHOLD CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
17910912 BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
17864140 Method and Device for Power-Saving in Wireless Sidelink Communication Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18689110 A Radio Transmitter with a Neural Network, and Related Methods and Computer Programs Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18247070 BWP CONFIGURATION METHOD, DEVICE, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE AND TERMINAL Final Rejection DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
17945117 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC
18401748 BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY MESH NETWORK SYSTEM AND NETWORK CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA REALTECK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

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