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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Justin Michael Whitaker, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WHITAKER, JUSTIN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2415

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

WHITAKER, JUSTIN MICHAEL is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2415. The record contains 20 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 65.0% and a median of 1210 days to allowance. The 26.2% interview lift is positive, indicating that interviews may improve outcomes in this limited record.

The listed companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD. Because the case volume is limited, the figures should be treated as directional. Practitioners should nevertheless prepare interviews around the decisive technical distinctions and maintain written support for any amendments that follow.

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

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
72.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18860294 NETWORK DEPLOYMENT BASED ON PARTIALLY OVERLAPPED CARRIERS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18280284 Transmission of Reference Signal Resources Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18546699 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING BANDWIDTH FIELD AND INDICATOR BIT TO INDICATE BANDWIDTH OF TB A-PPDU IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18321502 EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC/SEMI-STATIC SIGNALS AND CHANNELS OUTSIDE OF CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME (COT) Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17976123 COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18049740 Traffic Control Method, Network Device, and Communication System Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18001701 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MULTI-USER MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT TRANSMISSIONS Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18769066 DYNAMIC AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL BASED ON TRANSMIT POWER FOR FREQUENCY BANDS WITH SMALL DUPLEX SEPARATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18292182 DUAL CONNECTIVITY CELL PRIORITIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18006357 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATORS (TCIS) FOR JOINT DOWNLINK/UPLINK BEAMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17827285 SLOT AGGREGATION TRIGGERED BY BEAM PREDICTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18929178 LATENCY REDUCTION THROUGH CONTROLLER TRANSMIT OPPORUNITY SHARING Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18975765 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18351019 RESOURCE SWITCHING METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18105548 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Justin Michael Whitaker's allowance rate?

65.0% of resolved applications examined by Justin Michael Whitaker were allowed (20 resolved cases), compared with 75.0% across Art Unit 2415 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Justin Michael Whitaker?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Justin Michael Whitaker take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Justin Michael Whitaker took 1,210 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Justin Michael Whitaker work in?

Justin Michael Whitaker examines applications in Art Unit 2415 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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