Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19240812 | RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE FOR LAYER 1 AND 2 TRIGGERED MOBILITY | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018124 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER HAVING ENHANCED COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18904821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18762641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING RANDOM ACCESS CONFIGURATION AND UPLINK CARRIER FOR RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE BASED ON PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL ORDER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18762793 | Methods and Apparatuses for Handling Configured and Dynamic Downlink Transmissions in a Wireless Communication Network | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663273 | SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION AND/OR RECEPTION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS IN A NON-CONTIGUOUS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (WDCS) FOR REDUCING DOWNLINK TRANSMISSION POWER AND/OR UPLINK NOISE | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18646829 | METHODS, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18691262 | FLEXIBLE TCI STATE INDICATION UNDER UNIFIED TCI FRAMEWORK | March 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440622 | SUCCESSIVE DIGITAL POST DISTORTION CORRECTION | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | January 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18512013 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING HE-LTF SEQUENCE AND APPARATUS | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560344 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING IN-BAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BY USER EQUIPMENT COORDINATION | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482797 | PDCCH AND PDSCH MULTIPLEXING WITH RANK ADAPTATION | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING A UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR (TCI) STATE TO A TARGET SIGNAL | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18278489 | BEAM INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262545 | FEEDBACK CORRESPONDING TO UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATORS IN SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING RELEASE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18354487 | TECHNIQUES FOR INTERPRETING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (DCI) FIELDS IN NON-CODEBOOK-BASED MULTI-PANEL DEPLOYMENTS WITH DYNAMIC PANEL SWITCHING | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222647 | SEARCH SPACE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347288 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE RESOURCE UNIT (RU) ALLOCATION | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION FOR LAYER 2 MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216598 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS ON A SET OF CELLS BASED ON LAYER 2 MOBILITY IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216240 | SERVICE SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341587 | TECHNIQUES FOR LINKING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION CANDIDATES ACROSS MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINTS WITH CELL DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION OPERATIONS | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18268543 | DYNAMIC COMMON BEAM SWITCHING FOR DL RECEPTION | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18211077 | HYBRID MESH NETWORKING SYSTEM | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18253550 | TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318275 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING TWO STAGE DCI | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035477 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18193337 | AP CONTROLLED PEER-TO-PEER MULTI-LINK OPERATIONS SIGNALLING | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18191690 | TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATES FOR DIFFERENT OPERATING STATES | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18190842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DYNAMIC BEAM INDICATION AND SWITCHING | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026310 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245319 | DOWNLINK CHANNEL MONITORING | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179208 | MULTI-LINK DEVICE AND TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117144 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177001 | REFERENCE SIGNAL SENDING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172002 | Methods and Apparatus for Signaling Sounding Reference Signals and Control Signals | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170162 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION FOR SCHEDULING MULTIPLE CELLS | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040741 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106057 | Trigger of Beam Failure Recovery for Preconfigured Resource in Radio Resource Control Inactive State | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18019519 | SYMBOL RESERVATION, INQUIRY, AND NOTIFICATION METHODS, FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, AND MEDIUM | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019753 | METHOD FOR OPERATING IAB NODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE USING METHOD | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007454 | BEAM FAILURE DETECTION RESOURCE SET FOR PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PDCCH) WITH REPETITION | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160152 | SEPARATE DL-UL BEAM INDICATION FOR SEPARATE DL-UL TCI STATE | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013341 | ACTIVATED RESOURCE SWITCHING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090378 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING UPLINK TRANSMISSION PARAMETER, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926599 | SERVICE PRODUCER HEALTH-CHECK | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923752 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997993 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923251 | USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND METHODS | November 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052515 | REPORTING OF PREFERRED SUBBAND CONFIGURATIONS FOR FULL DUPLEX OPERATIONS | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997918 | RESOURCE BLOCK SET ALLOCATION FOR SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX OPERATION | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921896 | PERIODIC TRANSMISSIONS FOR CONFIGURED GRANT | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920374 | UE CAPABILITY REPORTING | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882142 | USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK SHARED CHANNEL RECEPTION | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780964 | SHORT CYCLE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16551434 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, SELECTION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | August 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16441002 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MULTI-BEAM BEAMSWEEPING | June 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16325914 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16265578 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM | February 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16174854 | FACILITATION OF ROUTE OPTIMIZATION FOR A 5G NETWORK OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION NETWORK | October 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16070593 | ASSOCIATING UNIT, A MOBILE TERMINAL, AND METHODS THEREIN FOR SETTING UP BEARERS, AND COMMUNICATING IN A CONGESTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | July 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16013964 | RRU CHANNEL FREQUENCY RESPONSE DIFFERENCE OBTAINING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND BASE STATION DEVICE | June 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16013274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY SCREEN | June 2018 | January 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15907542 | OFDM Signal Parameter Estimation | February 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15871699 | COMPUTERIZED APPARATUS WITH A HIGH SPEED DATA BUS | January 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15565041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSION TO IMPROVE UPLINK PERFORMANCE | October 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15646001 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY SCREEN | July 2017 | February 2018 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15542253 | Cell Re-Selection Procedure Assistance and Devices | July 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15525195 | Methods and Apparatuses for Processing Indication Information | May 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15408125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS ACCESS TRANSMISSION NETWORK ACROSS INTERSECTING ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SHIELDED REGIONS | January 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15221760 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING SHIP INFORMATION | July 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15213517 | SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A CLOCK REFERENCE INDICATING ONE-WAY LATENCY IN A DATA NETWORK | July 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15188451 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION, BASE STATION, RESPONSE DECISION METHOD, RESOURCE CONFIGURATION DECISION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | June 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15185114 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE | June 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15184330 | WEIGHTED SCHEDULING METRIC FOR USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | June 2016 | January 2018 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15141305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING COOPERATIVE TRANSMISSION | April 2016 | December 2016 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15137349 | CUSTOMIZABLE RAMP-UP AND RAMP-DOWN AMPLITUDE PROFILES FOR A DIGITAL POWER AMPLIFIER (DPA) BASED TRANSMITTER | April 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15031189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM SUPPORTING MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATION | April 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15134137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ISSUANCE OF PACKET DATA PROTOCOL CONTEXT | April 2016 | February 2017 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15048598 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE MULTI-POINT AND WIRELESS DEVICE USING SAME | February 2016 | November 2016 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14982261 | VOIP VOICE AND MESSAGING APPLICATION | December 2015 | November 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14982336 | ACCESS METHOD AND PROTOCOL IN AN AD HOC NETWORK | December 2015 | June 2018 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14932016 | FAST FAIL-OVER USING TUNNELS | November 2015 | August 2017 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14875150 | SYSTEM FOR PERMITTING CONTROL OF THE PURGING OF A NODE B BY THE SERVING RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER | October 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14860473 | COMPUTERIZED APPARATUS WITH A HIGH SPEED DATA BUS | September 2015 | September 2016 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14853896 | ABORT BLIND MCH DECODING | September 2015 | June 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14851886 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN DEPENDENT ACCESS COORDINATION TO A SHARED TRANSMISSION MEDIUM | September 2015 | August 2017 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14726235 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING STORE-AND-FORWARD CHANNELS AND CUT-THROUGH CHANNELS IN A NETWORK-ON-CHIP | May 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14725529 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND RESPONSE SIGNAL MAPPING METHOD | May 2015 | February 2016 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14442249 | Pilot Signal Configuration Method, Associated Wireless Network Node, Pilot-Signal-Based Reception Method and Associated User Equipment | May 2015 | November 2016 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14702818 | JOINT USER DETECTION APPARATUS | May 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14679692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | April 2015 | October 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14431042 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND USER TERMINAL | March 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14430865 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CHANNEL CODES, IN PARTICULAR FOR A FRAME-HEADER | March 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14603911 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SEGMENTS CONNECTED VIA NETWORK | January 2015 | October 2016 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14577785 | SPANNING-TREE BASED LOOP DETECTION FOR AN ETHERNET FABRIC SWITCH | December 2014 | January 2016 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14570678 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND RESPONSE SIGNAL MAPPIING METHOD | December 2014 | April 2015 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14543175 | BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION | November 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14516971 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING USER EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION CO-EXISTENT NETWORKS | October 2014 | July 2016 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, CHI HO A.
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, 50.0% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LEE, CHI HO A works in Art Unit 2475 and has examined 271 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 98.9%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner LEE, CHI HO A's allowance rate of 98.9% places them in the 92% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by LEE, CHI HO A receive 1.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 15% 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 LEE, CHI HO A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, CHI HO A. This interview benefit is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 90% 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 69.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 83.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 13.4% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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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