Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: THIER, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2400 2417 2467 2474 2617

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.7%
Allow Rate
-2.3% vs TC avg
193
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1496
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
70.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18834922 SDT-RELATED COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18349582 BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATING INFORMATION INDICATING WHETHER SERVICE IS A VOICE SERVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17955962 CONTROL METHOD FOR NETWORK DISCONNECTION DURING SCREEN OFF AND MOBILE DEVICE Final Rejection ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
18941539 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18895310 FRAME OF REFERENCE COORDINATION BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18844947 ACQUIRING ESSENTIAL SYSTEM INFORMATION BY A SIDELINK REMOTE DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18889112 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK REPOSITORY FUNCTION (NRF) STATUS NOTIFICATION Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
17418491 A METHOD FOR CONNECTING A SECURE ELEMENT TO A NETWORK OF A MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR AND CORRESPONDING SECURE ELEMENT Non-Final OA THALES DIS FRANCE SAS

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