Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SUGDEN, NOAH JAMES

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472 2475

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Noah James Sugden examines cases in Art Unit 2472 of Tech Center 2400. A total of 32 resolved cases are included in the data for this profile. The 84.4 percent allowance rate shows the portion of resolved applications that result in a grant. The 14.1 percent lift indicates the increase in the probability of a grant following an interview. This lift is a comparison to the baseline allowance rate of 84.4 percent. Practitioners can use the 14.1 percent figure to evaluate the impact of direct communication.

The median time to allowance is 1122 days. This 1122-day timeframe measures the span from application to patent issuance. Art Unit 2472 is the group where these 32 resolved cases were processed. Tech Center 2400 provides the broader organizational context for the examiner's work. Practitioners can use these metrics to set expectations for the length of the prosecution cycle. The data provides a basis for evaluating the impact of interviews during the patent application process.

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
68
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
73.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
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.
18649869 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18890020 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17966173 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR REPORTING UE CAPABILITY FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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
18549931 COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18032675 ENABLING 1024-QAM FOR NR PDSCH Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18284424 RADIO COMMUNICATION NODE, BASE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18857305 RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18798105 CONDITIONAL CELL CHANGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18163675 CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD FOR UNLICENSED SPECTRUM, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection 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.
18840857 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18272770 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING BANDWIDTH PART Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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