Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WALSH, JOHN B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2151 2451 3681

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+30.3% vs TC avg
842
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 819 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
34.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18852295 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18361493 INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18496512 CELL RESELECTION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19128928 MANAGING A DATA STREAMING SESSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18856693 USER EQUIPMENTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19073849 MOBILE DEVICE AND SELECTIVE OFFLOADING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18562713 OFF-DIAGONAL BEAMFORMING AND FULLY CONNECTED RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19091202 IDENTIFICATION OF CLIENT DEVICE LOCATION DURING EMERGENCY Non-Final OA Zoom Communications, Inc.
19062228 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA RATE ADAPTATION BASED ON RADIO ACCESS NETWORK RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
19065238 METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING STATUS OF CONNECTION Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18256120 CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18666367 RESOURCE EXCHANGE AUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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