Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YUEN, KAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2416 2464 2616

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kan Yuen has overseen 852 resolved cases in Art Unit 2416 of Technology Center 2600. The examiner shows an allowance rate of 88.8 percent. The median days to allowance is 1034, which is the timeline for this volume of cases. The interview lift of 13.6 percent provides a boost to the grant probability. For practitioners, the 88.8 percent allowance rate suggests the frequency of grants for applications in the 2416 art unit.

The 1034-day median pendency is the metric for planning. With 852 cases resolved, the examiner demonstrates a consistent approach to patent examination. The 13.6 percent lift indicates that interviews can help resolve issues even when the baseline rate is 88.8 percent. Applicants should view the 1034-day timeline as an estimate for their prosecution strategy. These figures provide a clear outlook for those navigating Technology Center 2600 under this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

88.8%
Allow Rate
+26.8% vs TC avg
872
Total Applications
+13.6%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 852 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18763920 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18891330 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18491567 DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18691916 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18691831 CONGESTION CONTROL FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
19198532 Reporting of Mobility Parameters Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18127947 Handover Procedures with Beam Management Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18923307 MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18853026 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT ON MULTIPLE CARRIERS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18846727 ANTENNA PORT TABLES FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL WITH INCREASED NUMBER OF FREQUENCY DIVISION CODES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18854863 TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18621894 UE CAPABILITY REPORTING METHOD, JOINT SCHEDULING METHOD, SCHEDULING METHOD, AND DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18615624 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR NETWORK NODES Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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