Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 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

72.3%
Allow Rate
+10.3% vs TC avg
79
Total Applications
-4.5%
Interview Lift
978
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
62.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832357 AREA DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18826374 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18288587 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT UPLOAD OR DOWNLOAD OF TRANSMISSION DATA OVER MOBILE ACCESS DEVICES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18997273 USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18996827 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18929300 SMART SPACE VEHICLE SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18680709 LOCATION SERVICES BASED ON USE OF COUNTRY CODE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18863406 URSP RULE PROVISIONING IN ROAMING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18846868 Freshness Indication of a SUCI, and Verification Thereof Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18693771 INTERRUPTION FREE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18687197 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18880875 Apparatus Comprising at Least One Processor Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18501742 ONBOARDING A DEVICE WITH NO HOME NETWORK Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18896389 UE MOBILITY DETECTION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18444141 Early Timing Advance Acquisition for Handover Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18606674 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18657125 EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM FALLBACK FOR LOCATION SERVICES Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18863136 LOCATION MANAGEMENT FUNCTION NETWORK ELEMENT SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18992285 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HARDWARE ALARMS IN RADIO SYSTEM Non-Final OA JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED
18428492 ENHANCED SCAN FOR ACCESS POINT Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18996614 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Unisoc Communications Technology Co., Ltd.
18727449 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Moblie Software Co., Ltd.

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