Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WHITAKER, JUSTIN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2415

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+30.9% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
71.9%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18321502 EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC/SEMI-STATIC SIGNALS AND CHANNELS OUTSIDE OF CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME (COT) Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17959843 METHOD AND UE FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) OPERATION FOR MBS IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18150901 COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18578528 Signalling in a Split Radio Network Node Architecture Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18280284 Transmission of Reference Signal Resources Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18049740 Traffic Control Method, Network Device, and Communication System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18365646 PDSCH PROCESSING TIME CONSIDERATION FOR MULTI-CELL PDSCH SCHEDULING WITH A SINGLE DCI Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18032309 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18028676 USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND METHODS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18292182 DUAL CONNECTIVITY CELL PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18054512 POINT CLOUD REPORTING IN CELLULAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18049261 CONFIGURED GRANTS AND SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING FALLING IN A PARTIALLY FULL DUPLEX SLOT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17935066 CROSS BWP/CC UE SIM REPORT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17827285 SLOT AGGREGATION TRIGGERED BY BEAM PREDICTION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17834077 OVERLAY NETWORK BASED TECHNIQUES FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ON-PREMISES AND CLOUD HOSTED DATA CENTERS Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
18362264 STATEFUL ACCESS POINT LINK DISABLEMENT MECHANISMS FOR IMPROVING NETWORK EFFICIENCY Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18146630 ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT FOR PACKET DROPS OCCURRING IN MOBILE NETWORKS Non-Final OA Juniper Networks, Inc.
18351019 RESOURCE SWITCHING METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE CORPORATION
18375465 IAB INDICATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17862603 MULTI-SLOT PDCCH MONITORING CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
17814559 FACILITATING CONDITIONAL FAST RETURN WITH SLICING INFORMATION PRESERVATION AFTER VOICE FALL BACK IN ADVANCED NETWORKS Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
17921662 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE HANDOVER ON A MOBILE NETWORK Non-Final OA Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
18065144 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR ULTRA-RELIABLE LOW LATENCY COMMUNICATIONS (URLLC) Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
17989257 COOPERATIVE NETWORK DEVICES Non-Final OA Silicon Laboratories Inc.
17851720 System And Method For Subscriber Awareness In A 5G Network Non-Final OA Sandvine Corporation

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