Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TROST IV, WILLIAM GEORGE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2442 2472 2641 2642

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+10.5% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
-12.0%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18429917 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SLICE ACCESS GROUP (NSAG) USAGE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18891696 AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18929300 SMART SPACE VEHICLE SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18855263 MULTIPLE SELECTION WINDOWS FOR A SIDELINK RESOURCE POOL FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18826155 ENHANCEMENTS RELATED TO HANDOVER FAILURE AND SECONDARY NODE CHANGE FAILURE PREDICTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18585840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SIDELINK OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18580276 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18501742 ONBOARDING A DEVICE WITH NO HOME NETWORK Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18444141 Early Timing Advance Acquisition for Handover Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18806256 DATA COLLECTION FOR AI/ML MODEL Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18761656 MEASUREMENT ACCURACY REQUIREMENT FOR AI/ML BEAM PREDICTION WITH TESTABILITY Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18680645 RECORDATION OF DWELLING TIMES RELATIVE TO UPPER BOUNDS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18617453 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION VERIFICATION Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18606674 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18428492 ENHANCED SCAN FOR ACCESS POINT Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18863136 LOCATION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION NETWORK ELEMENT SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

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