Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Erika Alise Washington, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2617 2644 2646

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.0%
Allow Rate
+27.0% vs TC avg
1,059
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
806
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1030 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
38.9%
§102 Novelty
25.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19016498 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18670561 TWT OPERATION IN MULTI-AP COORDINATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18917956 PREDICTIVE GUIDANCE BASED ON SOUND MEASUREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18767000 RANGING WITH A MOBILE CELLULAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18928841 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18807025 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ASSOCIATE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS WITH USER DEVICES Non-Final OA The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18326956 INTEGRATING PROVIDER-OPERATED RADIO-BASED NETWORKS WITH EXISTING PRIVATE NETWORKS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18872414 EARLY INDICATION OF A SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING FOR AN INACTIVE OR IDLE USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19019530 APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT SETUP AND METHODS FOR TESTING AN APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18867239 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR LOGGING AND REPORTING CELL SWITCH EVENT Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18862751 DIFFERENTIATED REGISTERING TO NETWORK SLICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
18996949 USER EQUIPMENT (UE) Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19100756 PATH HANDOVER METHOD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18859137 POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18875481 INITIATION FOR RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTED STATE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18959576 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18782158 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS TERMINAL AND WIRELESS NETWORK NODE THEREOF Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18678237 CELLULAR DEVICE GEOLOCATION BASED ON TIMING ADVANCE DATA Final Rejection AT&T Mobility II LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Erika Alise Washington's allowance rate?

89.0% of resolved applications examined by Erika Alise Washington were allowed (1,030 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Erika Alise Washington?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Erika Alise Washington take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Erika Alise Washington took 806 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Erika Alise Washington work in?

Erika Alise Washington examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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