Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SUGDEN, NOAH JAMES

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472 2475

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+24.1%
Interview Lift
1111
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
71.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17999593 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING EPHEMERIS-BASED CELL RESELECTION IN SATELLITE NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18649869 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18549931 COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18417475 GAP EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18133208 Feedback Information Transmission Method, Terminal and Network Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18163675 CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD FOR UNLICENSED SPECTRUM, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD
18155985 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, CONFIGURATION METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18240774 TERMINAL DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT PERFORM CONNECTION FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18758912 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.
18684493 PERFORMING ACTIONS AT A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) DEPENDING ON A MOBILITY MODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18012622 SPS REACTIVATION DCI Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18798105 CONDITIONAL CELL CHANGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18575030 ENERGY SAVING IN SERVICE-BASED ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18777849 Method and Apparatus for Processing Transmission Based on Uplink Sub-Band Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18112592 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK DRX Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18272770 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING BANDWIDTH PART Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

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