Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18783247 | CONFIGURATION AND SIGNALING FOR UL NOMA OPERATIONS | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18779289 | MULTICAST/BROADCAST SERVICE FOR RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL IDLE/INACTIVE USER EQUIPMENT ON NEW RADIO UU INTERFACE | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17800644 | ENHANCING DETECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402264 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537219 | Default Rules in Uplink Transmissions | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18520582 | METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR RADIO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18521411 | METHODS AND NODES FOR EFFICIENT MAC CE DESIGN FOR INDICATING MAPPING BETWEEN PATHLOSS REFERENCE AND MULTIPLE SRI | November 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518067 | METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTROL CHANNEL, USER EQUIPMENT, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL CHANNEL | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508046 | Distributed Antenna System | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377712 | PATH SIGNATURES FOR DATA FLOWS | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466133 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION VIA A RELAY WIRELESS DEVICE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244623 | PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL AND PHYSICAL HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST INDICATOR CHANNEL ENHANCEMENTS | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18235165 | Initialization of Scrambling Sequence for Data in Multicast and Broadcast Services | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18363666 | METHOD OF CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING FOR REDUCED LATENCY OPERATION | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18225870 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNICATION DEVICES BASED ON CABLE CONNECTIVITY | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18219016 | Link Switch In A Wireless Communication System | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18340298 | HARQ PROCESS IDENTIFIER DETERMINATION | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18335910 | PRIORITIZED DISCOVERY FOR HIGH SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY NR SIDELINK | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18330260 | RESIDENCY CONTROL FOR CLOUD SERVICES AND ROUTES IN CLOUD-BASED MULTI-TENANT SYSTEM | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319770 | Systems and Methods for Adaptation in a Wireless Network | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143948 | Authentication and Age Verification for an Aerosol Delivery Device | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303344 | CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DEVICES OF A WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192470 | METHOD FOR INDICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18192424 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR ULTRA-LOW LATENCY AND HIGHLY-RELIABLE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187885 | METHOD FOR INDICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL | March 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18123505 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING A COMMUNICATION SCHEME | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183290 | CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION-BASED RANDOM ACCESS RESPONSE WINDOW CONFIGURATION | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116476 | METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING UPLINK REPETITIONS AND RELATED BASE STATION | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108538 | METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTROL CHANNEL, USER EQUIPMENT, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL CHANNEL | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104652 | Radio Link Monitoring in Control Channel Repetition | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18161362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145842 | MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS AMONG VIRTUAL MACHINE NODES OF A NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079475 | CHANNEL COMPRESSION MATRIX PARAMETERS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070549 | Enhanced DRX and Control Channel | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18070104 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK OF WLAN OVERLAPPING BASIC SERVICE SET | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987514 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17998313 | USER EQUIPMENT FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRIGGERING AND SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRIGGERING METHOD | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976962 | Reliable Transmission of Multicast and Broadcast Services | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17919396 | METHODS AND NODES FOR EFFICIENT MAC CE DESIGN FOR INDICATING MAPPING BETWEEN PATHLOSS REFERENCE AND MULTIPLE SRI | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046445 | SIDELINK GROUPCAST REACHABILITY BASED SCHEDULING | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17938748 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ORTHOGONAL DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PORTS WITH RESOURCE BLOCK REUSE IN A SINGLE CELL | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960387 | Completion Indication of Small Data Transmission | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17952842 | BULK DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17952558 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN WHICH POWER IS WIRELESSLY RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FROM ANOTHER COMMUNICATION APPARATUS | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933413 | METHOD FOR INDICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933064 | TRANSMISSIONS MANAGEMENT RULES FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943386 | Improved Uplink Spectrum Efficiency | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898334 | DOWNLINK CONTROL FOR ULTRA RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS | August 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822084 | TIMING ADVANCE VALIDATION TECHNIQUES FOR L1/L2 INTER-CELL MOBILITY | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17904097 | RADIO LINK MONITORING (RLM)/BEAM FAILURE DETECTION (BFD) REFERENCE SIGNAL (RS) FOR CORESETS WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVE TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR (TCI) STATES | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885173 | HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) ACKNOWLEDGMENT (ACK) RESOURCE INDICATION FOR MULTI PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL (PDSCH) GRANTS | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17797514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816929 | RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17877250 | TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA USING UPLINK GRANTS | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868657 | BARREL COMPACTOR SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793562 | Connection Control for MUSIM Devices | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865041 | GENERATING EVENT STREAMS BASED ON APPLICATION-LAYER EVENTS CAPTURED BY REMOTE CAPTURE AGENTS | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17865222 | UE PDCCH MONITORING CAPABILITY REPORTING | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIDELINK SENSING WITH BEAMFORMING | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17758684 | CAPABILITY CONFIGURATIONS FOR NEW RADIO REDCAP DEVICES | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857853 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK ACCESS | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17790611 | IMS EMERGENCY SERVICE STATE INDICATION METHOD AND DEVICE | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17855082 | TRANSMISSIONS IN CONTROL CHANNEL REPETITION | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808872 | CONFIGURATION OF SIDELINK RADIO RESOURCES | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845072 | MONITORING PAGING MESSAGES AND SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843983 | Enhanced DRX and Control Channel | June 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806666 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND USER APPARATUS | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17806062 | SCHEDULING VIA MULTIPLE PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELS | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833416 | DOWNLINK DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17829502 | Methods and Apparatuses for Receiving and Transmitting Configuration Information and Communication System | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17826424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825583 | VIRTUAL CONCENTRIC CELLS BASED ON ACTIVE ANTENNAS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | May 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738456 | Synchronization Detection Based on Radio Link Monitoring in Power Saving Mode | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732291 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY PROCEDURE | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17726838 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DATA TRANSMISSION WITH REFERENCE SIGNALS | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17707039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17655842 | REGISTERED EDGE DEVICE MANAGEMENT | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699652 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17695872 | METHOD AND DEVICE IN UE AND BASE STATION FOR RADIO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761044 | CREATION METHOD FOR ACTION RESOURCE, EXECUTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MODULATION | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELIABLE FIRMWARE UPDATE IN TREE-BASED WIRELESS NETWORKS | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17690693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637985 | USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATIONS AND SIGNALING FOR ENHANCED UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17652267 | ENHANCEMENTS TO RECEPTION RELIABILITY FOR DATA AND CONTROL INFORMATION | February 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666261 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17665974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTIPLE DATA IN WIRELESS COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17631438 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR ULTRA-LOW LATENCY AND HIGHLY-RELIABLE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | January 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586957 | TRANSMISSION IN AN INACTIVE STATE | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17629419 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR THE RECEPTION OF CONTROL INFORMATION BY A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNCIATIONS NETWORK | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17580221 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A POSITIONAL RELATION BETWEEN DEVICES | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571703 | ENHANCED CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSION | January 2022 | March 2022 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623909 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USING MULTIPLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FORMATS TO SCHEDULE MULTIPLE PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNELS | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17554188 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17548271 | NETWORK ENDPOINT WITH FAILURE RECOVERY AND TRAFFIC REDISTRIBUTION | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZHAO, WEI.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 69.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner ZHAO, WEI works in Art Unit 2473 and has examined 617 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Examiner ZHAO, WEI's allowance rate of 94.8% places them in the 85% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by ZHAO, WEI receive 1.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ZHAO, WEI is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZHAO, WEI. This interview benefit is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 43.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 84.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 28.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 8.2% of allowed cases (in the 86% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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