Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Perkins Coie LLP - T-Mobile Innovations LLC

26 pending office actions • 1 client • 25 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 153 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1080 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

98.2%
Allowance Rate
n=1080
+0.61σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1080
2.2
OAs to Allowance
n=815
-0.66σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=815
816 days
Time to Allowance
n=815
-3.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1080
20.6%
RCE Rate
n=1080
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=1080

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

88.6%
§101 Overcome
n=35
87.0%
§102 Overcome
n=54
86.0%
§103 Overcome
n=420
97.0%
§112 Overcome
n=33

Specialization & Scale

H04W, H04L, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
69%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1080
0
Practitioners
n=1080
Apps / Practitioner
n=1080 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
4
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due later (4)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

0
Hard (0%)
22
Medium (85%)
3
Easy (12%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only20 (77%)
§102 only2 (8%)
Double-patenting only3 (12%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
14
Information Tech
54% of docket
4
Communications
15% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
12% of docket
5
Business / Other
19% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES 2 17.6% +39.2%
WALDRON, SCOTT A 1 81.4% +29.7%
TROTTER, SCOTT S 1 63.0% +14.1%
DOAN, TRANG T 1 82.9% +17.2%
GREENE, JOSEPH L 1 62.9% +36.7%
KASRAIAN, ALLAHYAR 1 73.7% +21.2%
BARUA, PRANESH K 1 77.9% +13.2%
ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R 1 82.7% +21.3%
O CONNOR, BRIAN T 1 85.3% +8.2%
ELAHEE, MD S 1 79.1% +27.1%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19311739 ENSURING AVAILABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF A DATABASE ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS WALDRON, SCOTT A
19005792 INTEGRATING SECURITY AND ROUTING POLICIES IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS DOAN, TRANG T
18789599 FIRMWARE-OVER-THE-AIR (FOTA) UPDATE FOR WIRELESS DEVICES IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) NETWORK ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R
18782231 CARRIER AGGREGATION RESTORATION O CONNOR, BRIAN T

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18464154 CALL SERVICE INTEGRATION FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICES BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES 1d overdue
18778829 DYNAMIC CARRIER AGGREGATION RECONFIGURATION BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18464154 CALL SERVICE INTEGRATION FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICES BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES 1d overdue
18829627 MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING NETWORK ABNORMALITIES GREENE, JOSEPH L 61d
18733020 SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED EMERGENCY CALLBACK ELAHEE, MD S 70d
19311739 ENSURING AVAILABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF A DATABASE ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS WALDRON, SCOTT A
19201088 DYNAMIC MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR DETECTING FRAUD TROTTER, SCOTT S
19005792 INTEGRATING SECURITY AND ROUTING POLICIES IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS DOAN, TRANG T
18826035 HANDOVERS BETWEEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS KASRAIAN, ALLAHYAR
18809254 ENABLING COMMUNICATION WITH A DRONE OVER A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA USING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK BARUA, PRANESH K

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
T-Mobile 26

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24432
24192
26812
36961
24311
21921
26941
24141
36881
26461

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19311739 ENSURING AVAILABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF A DATABASE ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. WALDRON, SCOTT A §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 27, 2025
19201088 DYNAMIC MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR DETECTING FRAUD T-Mobile Usa, Inc. TROTTER, SCOTT S 3696 DP Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2025
19005792 INTEGRATING SECURITY AND ROUTING POLICIES IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. DOAN, TRANG T 2431 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2024
18829627 MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING NETWORK ABNORMALITIES T-Mobile Usa, Inc. GREENE, JOSEPH L 2443 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Sep 10, 2024
18826035 HANDOVERS BETWEEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. KASRAIAN, ALLAHYAR DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 05, 2024
18809254 ENABLING COMMUNICATION WITH A DRONE OVER A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA USING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK T-Mobile Usa, Inc. BARUA, PRANESH K DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 19, 2024
18789599 FIRMWARE-OVER-THE-AIR (FOTA) UPDATE FOR WIRELESS DEVICES IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) NETWORK T-Mobile Usa, Inc. ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R 2192 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18782231 CARRIER AGGREGATION RESTORATION T-Mobile Usa, Inc. O CONNOR, BRIAN T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18778829 DYNAMIC CARRIER AGGREGATION RECONFIGURATION T-Mobile Usa, Inc. BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES 2419 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2024
18733020 SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED EMERGENCY CALLBACK T-Mobile Usa, Inc. ELAHEE, MD S 2694 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Jun 04, 2024
18651504 SYSTEM FOR RESTRUCTURING MULTI-THREADED OPERATIONS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18639230 BEARER FAILURE RESILIENCY T-Mobile Usa, Inc. HAN, CLEMENCE S 2414 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2024
18597653 PERSONAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATED WITH A MOBILE DEVICE OPERATING ON A 5G WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK TO AID IN TRIP PLANNING T-Mobile Usa, Inc. RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI 3688 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 06, 2024
18595908 TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE CONNECTIVITY VIA PROACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ERROR DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. BATAILLE, FRANTZ 2681 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Mar 05, 2024
18589115 DYNAMIC HARDWARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. AJAYI, JOEL 2646 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2024
18423746 PRIORITY-BASED BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION T-Mobile Usa, Inc. KIM, CHONG G 2443 §102 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jan 26, 2024
18529476 MICRO-LOCATION DEPENDENT USER-SUBSCRIBER EXPERIENCE SUPPORTED BY A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK T-Mobile Usa, Inc. DAI, GABRIELLE NICOLE 2681 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 05, 2023
18507021 PROVIDING A USER-TAILORED ANSWER TO A QUERY FROM A UE OPERATING ON A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK T-Mobile Usa, Inc. MAY, ROBERT F 2154 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2023
18472205 MOBILE NETWORK BLACKLIST FOR SATELLITE NETWORKS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. VALLAMDASU, SHIVAKRISHNA 2468 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 21, 2023
18464154 CALL SERVICE INTEGRATION FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICES T-Mobile Usa, Inc. BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES 2419 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18456386 ACCESSIBILITY ELEMENT IN SOURCE CODE FOR INVOKING VIRTUAL ASSISTANT T-Mobile Usa, Inc. ANDERSON, BRODERICK C 2178 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 25, 2023
18366554 NETWORK CAPACITY AUGMENTATION BASED ON CAPACITY UTILIZATION DATA AND USING MOBILE NETWORK ACCESS NODES T-Mobile Usa, Inc. SAIFUDDIN, AHMED 2475 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2023
18176247 DETERMINATION OF HANDHELD WIRELESS DEVICE CONDITION USING MACHINE LEARNED MODEL T-Mobile Usa, Inc. PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT 3629 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
18069120 FLEXIBLE ROUTING CONTROL IN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) T-Mobile Usa, Inc. CHAKRAVARTHY, LATHA 2461 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Dec 20, 2022
18075201 AUTOMATED STATUS DETERMINATION OF EVENTS COLLECTED IN RECORDS FOR NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER T-Mobile Usa, Inc. KE, PENG 2194 §103 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
17581793 MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATION ACCELERATION VIA ENCRYPTION BYPASS T-Mobile Usa, Inc. DHAKAD, RUPALI 2437 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jan 21, 2022

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