Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: WEBB, MARGARET G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2641

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Margaret G. Webb is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2641. The examiner has 523 resolved cases, offering a robust dataset for analysis. The allowance rate is 79.9 percent. This percentage shows that a majority of applications result in a patent grant. This rate indicates a favorable prosecution environment for applicants seeking to secure intellectual property rights in this specific art unit.

The interview lift is 8.1 percent. This figure suggests that interviews provide a positive increase in the likelihood of an allowance. Given the existing allowance rate, interviews may be used to resolve specific issues efficiently. The median days to allowance is 859. This duration provides a benchmark for the expected time from filing to issuance. Practitioners can use this figure to forecast the pendency of their applications and manage resources accordingly.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.9%
Allow Rate
+17.9% vs TC avg
555
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
859
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18290410 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING MINIMIZATION OF SERVICE DISRUPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18587073 SIDELINK INTER-USER EQUIPMENT COORDINATION (IUC) FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT IN RESOURCE SELECTION Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18944724 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
18884547 POSITIONING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18545192 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18702976 Enabling Paging Occasions of Idle State for Inactive State Non-Final OA Google LLC
16782937 MANAGING CELL GROUP CONFIGURATION IN DISAGGREGATED BASE STATION ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18441861 CONTROL RESOURCE SET AND PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL PUNCTURING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18560645 RSRP-BASED CONFLICT INDICATION FOR SIDELINK INTER-UE COORDINATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18293055 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFER STATUS REPORTING Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18833231 REGISTERING WITH MULTIPLE NETWORKS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18684626 Managing Configured Application-Layer Measurements in Response to a Connection Set-Up Message Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17921236 NOTIFICATION DISPLAY STATUS OF A USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18896086 DISABLING N1 MODE UPON RECEIVING A 5GMM CAUSE VALUE MESSAGE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18533153 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18877281 A METHOD FOR SENDING DATA TO A USER EQUIPMENT COOPERATING WITH A SECURE ELEMENT AND CORRESPONDING SERVER Non-Final OA THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
18905382 IDENTIFICATION OF REAL AND IMAGE SIGN DETECTIONS IN DRIVING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18587460 NETWORK SWITCHING INCLUDING NETWORK SWITCH AVAILABILITY VERIFICATION Final Rejection Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18360184 COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA YAMAHA CORPORATION
18785312 MULTI-WIRELESS DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18625243 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF CONFIGURED GRANT REPORT BASED ON DETERMINED TRANSMISSION PERIOD FOR DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Soenghun Kim
18677418 CONTINUOUSLY ONLINE 5G RADIO UNIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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