Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Joshua Y Smith, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, JOSHUA Y

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2477 2619

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

SMITH, JOSHUA Y works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2419. He has 494 resolved cases, a 68.6% allowance rate, and a 25.9% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1467 days.

His listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Sharp Corporation. His listed firms are Jefferson IP Law, LLP, AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated. The interview lift supports considering examiner interviews, while the median time indicates that applicants should account for a lengthy prosecution path.

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

Performance Statistics

68.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
551
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1467
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
64.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18686408 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REGULATORY-AWARE ACCESS TO NETWORK RESOURCES OVER SATELLITES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18691289 METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR TRANSMITTING HARQ-ACK INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR RECEIVING HARQ-ACK INFORMATION Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18912525 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVINGS AT A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18809102 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK SELECTION FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18832732 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SLICE BASED CELL RESELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18540587 MASTER NODE, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18664877 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18596583 Covert Communication State for Unauthorized Device Shutdowns Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18318201 TECHNIQUES FOR BANDWIDTH PART INTERACTION WITH CELL DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION AND CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18057432 CONTROL CHANNEL RESOURCE GROUPING AND SPATIAL RELATION CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17995534 RADIO LINK CONTROL LAYER FEEDBACK REPORTING FOR RATELESS CODES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17759508 SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION FOR AT LEAST TWO TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINTS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832399 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK DETERMINATION FOR TRANSPORT BLOCK REPETITION ON MULTIPLE CARRIERS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18799831 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TIMING ALIGNMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18837090 RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18798560 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATION OF ENERGY AWARE POLICIES WITH TRAFFIC INFLUENCE BETWEEN APPLICATION FUNCTION AND POLICY CONTROL FUNCTION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18193092 SIDELINK TRANSMISSION METHOD AND TERMINAL Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18597572 REMEDIATION METHODS FOR ROGUE BKDS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18261921 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joshua Y Smith's allowance rate?

68.6% of resolved applications examined by Joshua Y Smith were allowed (494 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joshua Y Smith?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joshua Y Smith take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joshua Y Smith took 1,467 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joshua Y Smith work in?

Joshua Y Smith examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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