Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TROST IV, WILLIAM GEORGE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2442 2472 2641

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
-35.4%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
60.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18429917 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SLICE ACCESS GROUP (NSAG) USAGE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18501742 ONBOARDING A DEVICE WITH NO HOME NETWORK Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18437490 Methods, Apparatuses and Systems for Multi-RTT Positioning in Non-Terrestrial Network Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18693771 INTERRUPTION FREE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18290869 NETWORK NODE, USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18580276 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18585840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SIDELINK OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18586751 FIRST BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18690976 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURED TIME WINDOW ERROR REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18522702 SIDELINK POSITIONING GROUP MODIFICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18444141 Early Timing Advance Acquisition for Handover Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18398154 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CELL SWITCH PROCEDURE AND USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18566172 A LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18576709 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING VOLTAGE SWING ACROSS AN ANTENNA OF A NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Non-Final OA Nordic Semiconductor ASA
18606674 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18587500 NETWORK SWITCHING INCLUDING USER PROFILE FIELD CLONING Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18428492 ENHANCED SCAN FOR ACCESS POINT Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18684313 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELL HANDOVER FROM NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS TO TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA TURKCELL TEKNOLOJI ARASTIRMA VE GELISTIRME ANONIM SIRKETI
18443020 LOCATION TRACKING METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
18035773 CELL PHONE VERSATILE MOUNT Non-Final OA INVENTION CITY, INC.

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