Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, JOSHUA Y

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2477 2619

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua Y. Smith is an examiner in Art Unit 2419 of Tech Center 2600, with 494 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 68.6 percent, which is a high figure and suggests a favorable environment for applicants in the communications and computer networks fields. This 68.6 percent rate is a key metric for practitioners to assess the likelihood of success. The 494 resolved cases provide a strong statistical foundation.

The median duration for allowed cases is 1467 days. The data also shows an interview lift of 25.9 percent. This lift is significant and indicates that interviews are a highly effective way to improve the 68.6 percent base allowance rate. Practitioners should consider the 1467 days median and the 25.9 percent lift as they develop their strategy for navigating the prosecution process.

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
543
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1467
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
64.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
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.
18691263 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CELL GROUP ACTIVATION OR DEACTIVATION IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE 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.
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
18620218 DOWNLINK CONTROL INDICATOR (DCI) MONITORING AND SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING (SPS) RECEPTION WITH LIMITED CAPABILITY DEVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18596583 Covert Communication State for Unauthorized Device Shutdowns Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18686340 METHODS OF TRANSITION OF BEARERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18318201 TECHNIQUES FOR BANDWIDTH PART INTERACTION WITH CELL DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION AND CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17995534 RADIO LINK CONTROL LAYER FEEDBACK REPORTING FOR RATELESS CODES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18621545 Codebook Design in Inter-Cell Multiple Transmission and Reception Points Final Rejection Ofinno, LLC
18832399 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARQ-ACK CODEBOOK DETERMINATION FOR TRANSPORT BLOCK REPETITION ON MULTIPLE CARRIERS Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18686408 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REGULATORY-AWARE ACCESS TO NETWORK RESOURCES OVER SATELLITES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18546364 REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18290739 DUAL ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACK HANDOVER Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18802584 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17162560 Wireless Resource Exclusion Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18597572 REMEDIATION METHODS FOR ROGUE BKDS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18227963 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLISION-FREE JOINING OF WIRELESS INPUT/OUTPUT (IO) DEVICES TO A WIRELESS IO DEVICE NETWORK Final Rejection Dell Products, LP
18402826 MULTI-SITE MIMO COOPERATION IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Final Rejection Malikie Innovations Limited
18261921 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18241903 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODES USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Apogee Networks, LLC

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