Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Gautam Sharma, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHARMA, GAUTAM

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2419 2451 2467

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHARMA, GAUTAM is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2419. The record covers 660 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 87.6% and a median of 924 days to allowance. The interview lift is 12.3%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance in the reported cases.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Kyocera Corporation. Listed firms include Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, Studebaker Brackett PLLC, and COATS & BENNETT, PLLC. The combination of a sizeable resolution history and the recorded timing can help counsel frame prosecution expectations, while interview preparation remains a secondary tool for resolving substantive issues.

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

Performance Statistics

87.6%
Allow Rate
+29.6% vs TC avg
696
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 660 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18717327 Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Performed Therein Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18928721 POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL SENDING AND RECEIVING METHODS AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19070139 ENHANCED BANDWIDTH NEGOTIATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18576282 SYSTEM INFORMATION AND PAGING FORWARDING IN RELAY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18318412 AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL IN A FULL-DUPLEX NETWORK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18857652 MULTIPLEXING MECHANISMS FOR SL PRS AND PSCCH TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18982786 TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18852000 A CONFIGURATION BASED ON CONFIGURED GRANT UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18859883 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION STATE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18847322 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18432558 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18432719 COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18851350 ZERO OUTAGE BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY AND MOBILITY PROCEDURES FOR HIGHLY DIRECTIONAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19025520 LOW POWER WAKE-UP SIGNAL RECEPTION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18908055 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18432720 Method for Determining HARQ-ACK Transmission Resource, Terminal, and Storage Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
19215609 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
19296856 AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THROUGHPUT RATE TO OPTIMIZE WIRELESS DEVICE BATTERY PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18851347 CARRIER SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Gautam Sharma's allowance rate?

87.6% of resolved applications examined by Gautam Sharma were allowed (660 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Gautam Sharma?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Gautam Sharma take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Gautam Sharma took 924 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Gautam Sharma work in?

Gautam Sharma examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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