Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
349 pending office actions • 5 clients • 321 examiners • 151 art units • 57 of 349 (16%) have an AI response strategy ready
Jefferson IP Law, LLP focuses on Networking & Security and reports 16738 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 96.47%, with 339 pending office actions. The career-application figure reflects a substantial prosecution record, while the allowance rate describes outcomes for matters that have reached resolution.
The average of 4.57 office actions per allowance indicates that allowed cases have involved several examination exchanges on average. This creates an important distinction between the 96.47% resolved allowance rate and the prosecution effort required to reach those outcomes. The 339 pending office actions represent a significant active docket, making response prioritization and consistent monitoring especially relevant for practitioners assessing current capacity in this technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 58 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. 58 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 only | 4 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 26 (7%) |
| §103 only | 167 (48%) |
| §102 only | 35 (10%) |
| §112 only | 14 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 7 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (0%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 94 (27%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O CONNOR, BRIAN T | 3 | 85.7% | +8.1% |
| NGUYEN, VAN TA | 3 | 70.0% | +60.0% |
| TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | 3 | 80.3% | +19.7% |
| ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | 2 | 70.4% | +22.8% |
| DAVISON, LAURA L | 2 | 32.5% | +37.0% |
| AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | 2 | 78.2% | +14.1% |
| MUSTANSIR, ABID A | 2 | 78.3% | +10.7% |
| THAKER, NIDHI VIVEK | 2 | 69.3% | +19.6% |
| CHOWDHURY, FAHMIDA S | 2 | 93.0% | +6.2% |
| KWOH, JASPER C | 2 | 64.1% | +12.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18535349 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DATA RETRANSMISSION | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | 2d overdue |
| 19009504 | METHOD OF HANDLING COMMON CHANNEL MONITORING FOR L1 BASED MOBILITY | CHOWDHURY, FAHMIDA S | — |
| 18939101 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIO RESOURCE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | O CONNOR, BRIAN T | — |
| 18909089 | SELECTION OF QOS PROFILES BASED ON ENERGY CONSIDERATIONS | O CONNOR, BRIAN T | — |
| 18895972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STATE TRANSITIONS OF A MULTICAST UE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | O CONNOR, BRIAN T | — |
| 18779746 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING IMPROVED COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | — |
| 17772014 | METHOD FOR MDAS SERVER ASSISTED HANDOVER OPTIMIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORK | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18157485 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SWITCHING TIMING FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | NGUYEN, VAN TA | 153d overdue |
| 18019893 | HOT FLASH MULTI-SENSOR CIRCUIT SYSTEM | PATEL, NIKETA I | 121d overdue |
| 18486656 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GROUP UE HANDOVER FOR SAVING NETWORK ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | CAO, NAM PHUONG | 42d overdue |
| 18340557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION OF PLURALITY OF DEVICES BELONGING TO COMMUNICATION GROUP | RAHMAN, M MOSTAZIR | 16d overdue |
| 18606658 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN ON BASIS OF ACQUIRED DATA | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 10d overdue |
| 18168234 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 4d overdue |
| 18411793 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAVING ENERGY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | WIDHALM DE RODRIG, ANGELA MARIE | 15d |
| 18300001 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PARTIAL LEDGER AND METHOD IN BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK | XIAO, ZESHENG | 16d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18157485 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SWITCHING TIMING FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | NGUYEN, VAN TA | 153d overdue |
| 18535349 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DATA RETRANSMISSION | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | 2d overdue |
| 19629760 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHANGING VIEWING ANGLE OF PARTIAL AREA OF DISPLAY PANEL | ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | — |
| 19425150 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHANGING VIEWING ANGLE OF PARTIAL AREA OF DISPLAY PANEL | ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | — |
| 19220793 | FOLDING-TYPE WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPTICAL TRANSFERRING MEMBER FOR TRANSFERRING LIGHT TO TRANSPARENT MEMBER FROM PROJECTOR | DAVISON, LAURA L | — |
| 19170760 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT AND CONNECTOR | AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | — |
| 19089669 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | — |
| 19073821 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING STRUCTURE FOR DISSIPATING HEAT GENERATED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Samsung | 345 |
| Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University | 1 |
| Bell Therapeutics Inc. | 1 |
| MindForge | 1 |
| Sungkyul University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2646 | 10 |
| 2841 | 9 |
| 2641 | 8 |
| 2845 | 7 |
| 3791 | 7 |
| 2461 | 7 |
| 2465 | 7 |
| 2477 | 6 |
| 2469 | 6 |
| 2415 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19641129 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MIDKIFF, AARON | 2621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2026 |
| 19629760 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHANGING VIEWING ANGLE OF PARTIAL AREA OF DISPLAY PANEL | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | 2627 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2026 |
| 19457876 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MAKING PAYMENT | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HASBROUCK, MERRITT J | 3695 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 19453550 | SLIDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ZHOU, HONG | 2629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2026 |
| 19425150 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHANGING VIEWING ANGLE OF PARTIAL AREA OF DISPLAY PANEL | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ZUBAJLO, JENNIFER L | 2627 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2025 |
| 19403580 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | YODICHKAS, ANEETA | 2627 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2025 |
| 19380231 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING AND CANCELLING FUNCTION BY USING FLEXIBLE UI AND USER RESPONSE IN PROCESS OF AUTOMATICALLY EXECUTING FUNCTION, AND DEVICE THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | PATEL, PREMAL R | 2624 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2025 |
| 19475296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED UNSTRUCTURED DATA-PLANE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LU, KUEN S | 2165 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 19318939 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING IMAGE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | BALAOING, ARIEL A | 2624 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19307506 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING CYLINDRICAL PANORAMA IMAGE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | SCHNURR, JOHN R | 2425 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19302856 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | CHAN, WEI | 2845 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19300146 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING INTERPOSING BOARD FOR ANTENNA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LE, THIEN MINH | 2876 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19291058 | Electronic device for wireless communication, and operational method thereof | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HO, DAO Q | 2432 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 19280844 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FOLDED STATE OR UNFOLDED STATE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MATTHEWS, ANDRE L | 2621 | §103 | Final Rejection | 75d | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19259757 | VEHICLE ANTENNA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LOTTER, DAVID E | 2845 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19244508 | ANTENNA FILTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | RICHARDSON, JANY | 2845 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19236277 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF A PLURALITY OF PORTRAIT EFFECTS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LAM, HUNG H | 2639 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19232253 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING GRO BY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | BARKER, TODD L | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19229462 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY STATE OF VIRTUAL OBJECT ACCORDING TO MOVEMENT OF WEARABLE DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19220646 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | GEBRESENBET, DINKU W | 2164 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19133504 | A MANAGEMENT DATA ANALYTIC PRODUCER FOR ANALYTICAL ASSURANCE CLOSED CONTROL LOOP MANAGEMENT AND A METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED | 2447 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19220809 | ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, HOANG V | 2845 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19220793 | FOLDING-TYPE WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPTICAL TRANSFERRING MEMBER FOR TRANSFERRING LIGHT TO TRANSPARENT MEMBER FROM PROJECTOR | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | DAVISON, LAURA L | 3993 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19219534 | METHOD OF PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON USER'S SEARCH CONTEXT AND USER DEVICE USING THE METHOD | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | SKHOUN, HICHAM | 2164 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19217306 | CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING DAMPER | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HENN, TIMOTHY J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 | |
| 19208071 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING CAMERA AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HSU, AMY R | 2638 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19203414 | HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR | 3696 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19203520 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MALEK, LEILA | 2632 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19196439 | REFRIGERATOR | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19194671 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | TELAN, MICHAEL R | 2426 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19194937 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL OBJECT, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | WU, MING HAN | 2426 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19193192 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ANALYZING AND IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY OF TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND IMAGE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | TRUONG, KARL DUC | 2614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19187288 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNA MODULE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HO, ANH N | 2845 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19187416 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | CALDERON, CYNTHIA | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19185841 | IOT DEVICE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HAJ SAID, FADI | 2444 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19185955 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING MAGNETIC FORCE COMPONENT | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | HAMADYK, ANNA N | 2845 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19185763 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19171776 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PREVIEW IMAGE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | WU, ZHENZHEN | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19170760 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT AND CONNECTOR | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 | |
| 19117803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING AUTHORIZATION POLICY FRAMEWORK IN 5G NETWORK | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | TAYLOR, SAKINAH W | 2407 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19097024 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | AZAD, ABUL K | 2656 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19091147 | AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19089530 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CHANGING SETTING OF CAMERA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | 2639 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19089669 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19082964 | SOUND SOURCE EDIT FUNCTION PROVISION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19082772 | RING-SHAPED ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING OPTICAL COATING LAYER | Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University | ROBERTS, ANNA L | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| 19081744 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING APPLICATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | WOOD, WILLIAM H | 3992 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19080226 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING SOUND SIGNAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | KURR, JASON R | 2695 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19075177 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND OPERATING FOLDABLE DISPLAY | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MORRISON, RASHEN E | 2841 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19073700 | CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE CAMERA MODULE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ASSOGBA ONANGA, FRANCK | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
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349 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 5 clients, before 321 examiners in 151 art units.
