Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SUGDEN, NOAH JAMES

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2472 2475

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+27.0% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
1087
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
93.5%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18162094 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING NETWORK SLICES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18575030 ENERGY SAVING IN SERVICE-BASED ACCESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18032675 ENABLING 1024-QAM FOR NR PDSCH Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18293567 METHOD FOR OPERATING IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE USING METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18417310 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18352864 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17966173 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR REPORTING UE CAPABILITY FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18240774 TERMINAL DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT PERFORM CONNECTION FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18684493 PERFORMING ACTIONS AT A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) DEPENDING ON A MOBILITY MODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18186595 USER EQUIPMENT BEAM MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18169593 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE FOR MULTI-CELL SCHEDULING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18162357 DETERMINISTIC BEAM MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE ANTENNA ARRAYS SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF FREQUENCY BANDS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18012622 SPS REACTIVATION DCI Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18417475 GAP EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18163675 CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD FOR UNLICENSED SPECTRUM, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD
18155985 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, CONFIGURATION METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18272770 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING BANDWIDTH PART Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
17916508 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE ASSOCIATION Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
18112592 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK DRX Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18255532 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION PARAMETER, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18293495 ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING UNISOC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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