Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2613 2634 2635 2637

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+24.1% vs TC avg
861
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
854
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 846 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
83.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18698813 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING METHOD, AND ONU Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18570128 EQUALIZATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND EQUALIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18692205 Optical Transmission System, Optical Transmission Method, Transmitter, and Receiver Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18699923 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18886976 Free Space Optical Communications Using Multi-Detectors Non-Final OA Attochron, LLC
18421261 Polarization-modification-based optical communication system Non-Final OA MARBEUF CONSEIL ET RECHERCHE
18613200 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA DASAN Network Solutions, Inc.
18579254 System and Method for Implementing Quantum-Secure Wireless Networks Non-Final OA DOLBY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICESING, LLC
18405078 CLOSE RANGE INTERFERENCE REDUCTION Non-Final OA Luminar Technologies, Inc.

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