Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Noah James Sugden, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SUGDEN, NOAH JAMES

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472 2475

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

SUGDEN, NOAH JAMES works in tech center 2400 and art unit 2472. The record includes 33 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 84.8%, and a median of 1116 days to allowance. The high allowance rate indicates favorable outcomes in the available record, but the limited number of resolved cases means practitioners should avoid treating it as a broad predictive measure.

The interview lift is 13.0%, providing a measurable but limited basis for incorporating interviews into response planning. Qualcomm Incorporated, LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY, HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), and ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated are the listed firms.

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

Performance Statistics

84.8%
Allow Rate
+26.8% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
70.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18255362 DECENTRALIZED COORDINATED REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZING RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18725559 OPERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS RELATED TO QoS-RELATED CONFIGURATION AND REPORTING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18694798 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SENSING PROCEDURE IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18005887 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING UPLINK SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18798044 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND DATA CHANNEL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18365498 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING PERFORMANCE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18162094 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING NETWORK SLICES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18063619 REPETITIONS OF UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS FOR MULTI-TRP OPERATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18869232 Managing Data Communication in an Inactive State With a Network Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18549931 COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18649869 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18948862 DEVICE WAKE-UP METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND NIGHT WATCH DEVICE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18890020 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18417310 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18352864 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18471082 PARAMETER SETS FOR USER EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATION MODES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18186595 USER EQUIPMENT BEAM MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18012622 SPS REACTIVATION DCI Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18052891 UPLINK GAP CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18232208 TECHNIQUES FOR UPLINK (UL) SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION ACROSS MULTI-PANELS (STXMP) Non-Final OA INTEL CORPORATION
18857305 RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
17966173 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR REPORTING UE CAPABILITY FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18840857 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18704782 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18798105 CONDITIONAL CELL CHANGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18146357 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18163675 CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD FOR UNLICENSED SPECTRUM, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD
18112592 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK DRX Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18456024 OPTIMIZING SMS MESSAGE FLOWS WITH OPTIMIZED UDM MESSAGING Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Noah James Sugden's allowance rate?

84.8% of resolved applications examined by Noah James Sugden were allowed (33 resolved cases), compared with 78.1% across Art Unit 2472 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Noah James Sugden?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Noah James Sugden take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Noah James Sugden took 1,116 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Noah James Sugden work in?

Noah James Sugden examines applications in Art Unit 2472 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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