Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
71 pending office actions • 1 client • 64 examiners • 38 art units • 6 of 71 (8%) have an AI response strategy ready • 88 patents granted in the last 365 days
Apple Inc. -- FKM has 64 pending office actions in Networking & Security, supported by 4323 career applications. The data reflects an active prosecution portfolio with a substantial historical application base in a technically complex area.
The resolved allowance rate is 87.9%, and the average is 3.92 office actions per allowance. The allowance measure indicates that many matters resolve successfully, while the action average points to repeated examination activity before allowance. Response planning should account for sustained prosecution effort.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (3%) |
| §103 only | 34 (48%) |
| §102 only | 6 (8%) |
| §112 only | 3 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (34%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAILE, AWET A | 2 | 79.7% | +24.8% |
| JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | 2 | 87.6% | +23.4% |
| CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | 2 | 83.3% | +24.0% |
| GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN | 2 | 85.2% | +6.2% |
| SHAH, TANMAY K | 2 | 89.2% | +9.1% |
| DEFAUW, THAD N | 2 | 83.4% | +16.4% |
| LY, ANH VU H | 2 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS | 1 | 71.7% | +30.8% |
| DONADO, FRANK E | 1 | 69.2% | +58.8% |
| BEAMER, TEMICA M | 1 | 88.5% | +4.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18609421 | PHR Reporting for Multi-Beam PUSCH Transmissions | GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN | 5d |
| 19102555 | Service Recovery During Registration With New Radio Network | BEAMER, TEMICA M | — |
| 18864379 | Sub-Grouping and Configuration of Logical Channel ID Spaces for MAC CEs / SDUs | JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | — |
| 18854307 | Broadcast MBS Reception in Connected State | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | — |
| 18764871 | Network Operations Related to Receiving Positioning SRS Transmissions | DEFAUW, THAD N | — |
| 18702995 | Secondary Cells Scheduling a Special Cell | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | — |
| 18259517 | Prioritized Data Transmission | LY, ANH VU H | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17933918 | Uplink Latency Enhancements | CHOI, WON JUN | 44d overdue |
| 18261305 | Resource Allocation for Transport Block Transmission Over Multiple Slots | SEYMOUR, JAMES PAUL | 31d overdue |
| 18261170 | Relaxing Evaluation of Radio Link Quality | MOREAU, AUSTIN J | 22d overdue |
| 17995458 | User Equipment Assisted Carrier Aggregation | SCIACCA, SCOTT M | 9d overdue |
| 19056027 | Network Operations to Reduce PDCCH Monitoring | DONADO, FRANK E | — |
| 19101364 | Uplink SDAP Header Enhancements | NGUYEN, QUANG N | — |
| 18958533 | Cross-Slot Paging Reception | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | — |
| 18944537 | Configuration of Multiple Measurement Gaps for a UE | NGUYEN, THAI | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19062390 | Enhancements to Support TRP Specific Beam Failure Recovery | FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS | — |
| 19056027 | Network Operations to Reduce PDCCH Monitoring | DONADO, FRANK E | — |
| 18973364 | Uplink Control Information Reporting | HAILE, AWET A | — |
| 18864379 | Sub-Grouping and Configuration of Logical Channel ID Spaces for MAC CEs / SDUs | JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | — |
| 18854307 | Broadcast MBS Reception in Connected State | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | — |
| 18764871 | Network Operations Related to Receiving Positioning SRS Transmissions | DEFAUW, THAD N | — |
| 18748406 | Establishing a Multiple Access Connection | JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | — |
| 18702995 | Secondary Cells Scheduling a Special Cell | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Apple | 71 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2469 | 6 |
| 2411 | 4 |
| 2472 | 4 |
| 2474 | 3 |
| 2413 | 3 |
| 2632 | 3 |
| 2412 | 3 |
| 2645 | 3 |
| 2465 | 2 |
| 2467 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19062390 | Enhancements to Support TRP Specific Beam Failure Recovery | Apple Inc. | FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| 19056027 | Network Operations to Reduce PDCCH Monitoring | Apple Inc. | DONADO, FRANK E | 2641 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19102555 | Service Recovery During Registration With New Radio Network | Apple Inc. | BEAMER, TEMICA M | 2646 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19101364 | Uplink SDAP Header Enhancements | Apple Inc. | NGUYEN, QUANG N | 2453 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 18983841 | Uplink Data Transmission in Wireless Communications | Apple Inc. | PHUONG, DAI | 2644 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18973364 | Uplink Control Information Reporting | Apple Inc. | HAILE, AWET A | 2474 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18870498 | Coverage Enhancement for PUSCH | Apple Inc. | RAIMONDO, TRACY LAUREN | 2474 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18958145 | Enabling UDP/TCP Encapsulation in Baseband | Apple Inc. | LITTLE, VANCE M | 2494 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18958533 | Cross-Slot Paging Reception | Apple Inc. | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| 18944537 | Configuration of Multiple Measurement Gaps for a UE | Apple Inc. | NGUYEN, THAI | 2469 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18864379 | Sub-Grouping and Configuration of Logical Channel ID Spaces for MAC CEs / SDUs | Apple Inc. | JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | 2469 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18864267 | Cellular Device Radio Network Temporary Identity Protection | Apple Inc. | THAWNG, MANG BOI | 2476 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18863373 | Dynamic Allocation of Network Slice Limits and On-Demand Network Slices | Apple Inc. | AJAYI, JOEL | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 | |
| 18863150 | Enabling Localized Services in Hosting Network | Apple Inc. | CARDONE, JASON D | 2469 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18931729 | Time Sensitive Communications Between User Equipment | Apple Inc. | ALI, SYED | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 | |
| 18931686 | Transmitting Wake-Up Signals for Paging Operations | Apple Inc. | TOWFIGHI, AFSHAWN M | 2469 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18858818 | Multi-Panel Simultaneous PUSCH Transmission | Apple Inc. | KING, CURTIS J | 2685 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18858426 | Training and Inference for AI-Based Positioning | Apple Inc. | LEONARD, SAMUEL HAYDEN | 2649 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18857963 | User Equipment Operation for Inter-Cell L1-RSRP Measurements | Apple Inc. | RENNER, BRANDON M | 2411 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18857933 | Inter-Cell L1-RSRP Measurements | Apple Inc. | NGUYEN, CHUONG M | 2411 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18857973 | Communication for Sidelink Relay | Apple Inc. | RANEW, BENJAMIN THOMAS | 2465 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18857715 | Semi-Persistent Channel State Information (SP-CSI) Enhancement | Apple Inc. | MCCALLUM, LATRESA A | 2469 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18857317 | Bandwidth Part Frequency Hopping for Enhanced Reduced Capability UEs | Apple Inc. | KWAK, JAEYOUNG | 2472 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18857268 | Scaling Factor in RRC_IDLE for FR2-2 | Apple Inc. | WANG, YAOTANG | 2409 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18854307 | Broadcast MBS Reception in Connected State | Apple Inc. | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | 2467 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18854268 | DMRS Port Configuration for CP-OFDM | Apple Inc. | CHU, WUTCHUNG | 2418 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18899414 | Location Operations Using Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Data | Apple Inc. | GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN | 2648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18899223 | Video Group Calling | Apple Inc. | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18899821 | Location Determination for a Wirelessly Locatable Tag | Apple Inc. | PATEL, DHAVAL V | 2631 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18898061 | Wireless Radio Communication Between a Wireless Communication Device and Accessory Device in an XR System | Apple Inc. | ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | 2455 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18885874 | Fast Secondary Cell Scheduling for Communication with Multiple Component Carriers | Apple Inc. | REYES ORTIZ, HECTOR E | 2472 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18884249 | Operations Based on Characteristics of a Physical Environment | Apple Inc. | HAMMONDS, MARCUS C | 2647 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18845582 | Maintenance of Multiple TA in the Same Serving Cell for Multi-TRP Operation | Apple Inc. | AHMED, ATIQUE | 2413 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18826578 | Direct Acquisition of UWB Ranging Triggers Over Both Bluetooth and Internet | Apple Inc. | TRAN, PABLO N | 2643 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18826970 | Bluetooth Loading and Thread Packet Size | Apple Inc. | PATEL, JAY P | 2466 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18824394 | Target Device and Entitlement Server Cross Platform eSIM Profile Transfer | Apple Inc. | GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN | 2632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18817715 | Call Forwarding Enhancements | Apple Inc. | SHAH, TANMAY K | 2632 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18817643 | Enhanced Link Loss Detection and Parent Reselection for Power Constrained Accessories | Apple Inc. | JAVAID, JAMAL | 2412 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18817792 | Call Forwarding Enhancements in a Device-to-Device Environment | Apple Inc. | SHAH, TANMAY K | 2632 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18837383 | Multi-Slot PDCCH Monitoring With Multiple Cells | Apple Inc. | ROBERTS, BRIAN S | 2466 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18837347 | Multi-Slot PDCCH Monitoring Search Space Configuration | Apple Inc. | TRUONG, LAN-HUONG | 2464 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18837299 | User Equipment Prioritization of Uplink Grants | Apple Inc. | CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F | 2462 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18799276 | Designs for Multi-DCI Based Multi-TRP Operation | Apple Inc. | QIN, ZHIREN | 2411 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18836542 | Enhanced Triggering Conditions for Rx Beam Pair Change Indication | Apple Inc. | CORRIELUS, JEAN B | 2633 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18835147 | Candidate Cell Activation for Layer 1/Layer 2 Triggered Mobility | Apple Inc. | LAM, YEE F | 2465 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18764871 | Network Operations Related to Receiving Positioning SRS Transmissions | Apple Inc. | DEFAUW, THAD N | 2412 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18748406 | Establishing a Multiple Access Connection | Apple Inc. | JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | 2469 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18735427 | Carrier Aggregation Capability Advertisement | Apple Inc. | ZHANG, ZHENSHENG | 2474 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18710675 | 5G NR Handover Schemes | Apple Inc. | GAO, JING | 2647 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18702995 | Secondary Cells Scheduling a Special Cell | Apple Inc. | CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL | 2467 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial87.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Apple Inc. -- Fkm were allowed, across 4,323 applications in USPTO records.
3.92 office actions per allowed application on average.
71 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 64 examiners in 38 art units.
