Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TARAE, CATHERINE MICHELLE

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 3622 3688 3992

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.3%
Allow Rate
At TC average
163
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1173
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
26.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18536005 NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE USING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18412117 Method and Apparatus for Seamless Handover in a Wireless Communication Network Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18380468 BRAKING FORCE CONTROL SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18114216 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
17525414 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAUSING DISPLAY OF VISUAL CONTENT ON A SCREEN ASSOCIATED WITH A CALLING DEVICE Final Rejection Neustar, Inc.
18409716 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVER-THE-HORIZON COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Fourth State Communications, LLC

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