USPTO Examiner GENACK MATTHEW W - Art Unit 2645

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19291888WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AP DEVICE, AND STA DEVICEAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19089131METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR ACTIVATING ACCESS STRATUM LAYER UPON COMING OUT OF THE UNAVAILABILITY PERIODMarch 2025July 2025Allow420NoNo
18957054HANDOVER IN PRESENCE OF FALSE BASE STATIONSNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18912739FREQUENCY PRIORITIZATION FOR TERMINAL DEVICES RECEIVING A MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICEOctober 2024October 2025Allow1320YesNo
18901029METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER3 MEASUREMENT IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024June 2025Allow820NoNo
18833036WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJuly 2024August 2025Allow1220NoNo
18771668METHODS FOR RELAY MEASUREMENTSJuly 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18734495ULTRA RELIABLE REPORTING OF SCG MEASUREMENTS WHILE SPCELL DEGRADESJune 2024December 2024Allow600YesNo
18672987WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICEMay 2024April 2025Allow1120NoNo
18659073RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREFORMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18654483PROVIDING BEAM INFORMATIONMay 2024September 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18404902METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANGING SECONDARY BASE STATION IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900YesNo
18392220APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ON A CARRIER SUPPORTING MULTIPLE BANDWIDTH PARTSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18392236METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CELLULAR NETWORKDecember 2023March 2024Allow200YesNo
18517363SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT FRACTIONATED SATELLITES (HTFS) FOR DIRECT CONNECTIVITY TO AND FROM END USER DEVICES AND TERMINALS USING FLIGHT FORMATIONS OF SMALL OR VERY SMALL SATELLITESNovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18496121SYSTEM TO TRACK VISITATION METRICSOctober 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18557161Data transmitter with variable puncturerOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500YesNo
18480102PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL REPETITIONS DURING HANDOVEROctober 2023February 2025Allow1610YesNo
18475021KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18469150METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18458123Improving Offline Map Data AvailabilityAugust 2023April 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18238542METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANGING SECONDARY BASE STATION IN WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023October 2023Allow200NoNo
18449289METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18365723METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CONDITIONAL PSCELL ADDITION AND CHANGE CONTINUOUSLY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18362947ENHANCED CALLER INFORMATIONJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400YesNo
18227442METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TIMER T WHEN DISASTER ROAMING OCCURS, AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410YesNo
18360106RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHOD THEREFORJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18270661Technique for Mobility Update ReportingJune 2023January 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18339246BASE STATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, FLYING BODY, AND CONTROL METHODJune 2023September 2023Allow300YesNo
18337872SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED ACCESS AND MOBILITY DATA CONTROLJune 2023February 2026Allow3220YesNo
18208988METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING INTER-GNB DIRECT-TO-INDIRECT PATH SWITCHING FOR UE-TO-NW RELAY COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2023January 2025Allow2050YesNo
18305089METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTELLIGENT ROAMING USING RADIO ACCESS NETWORK INTELLIGENT CONTROLLERSApril 2023December 2025Allow3100YesNo
18176428ENHANCED CALLER INFORMATIONFebruary 2023June 2023Allow400YesNo
18112865USER PLANE SETUP DURING 5G SYSTEM TO EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM HANDOVERFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1420YesNo
18170998Interworking Function for VoLTE Outbound Roaming SMS MessagingFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3700YesNo
18170422ANTENNA IDENTIFICATION TOOLFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18005194UE FALLBACK FROM DUAL-ACTIVE PROTOCOL STACK TO CONDITIONAL HANDOVERJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18093601METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TIMER T WHEN DISASTER ROAMING OCCURS, AND DEVICE SUPPORTING SAMEJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18150490APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ON A CARRIER SUPPORTING MULTIPLE BANDWIDTH PARTSJanuary 2023August 2023Allow700YesNo
18014013WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022March 2026Allow3820NoNo
18013946Machine Learning in Radio Connection ManagementDecember 2022February 2026Allow3810NoNo
18083836Resolving Frequency Conflicts Among Multiple Network OperatorsDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18077973WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210YesNo
17992712Reducing Unnecessary Roam Scan BehaviorNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
18049824INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2022December 2025Allow3720NoNo
17973216MOBILE APPLICATION ACCELERATOROctober 2022June 2024Allow1900YesNo
17968018POWER ADJUSTMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMOctober 2022October 2025Allow3611NoNo
17961948COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17933746PHYSICAL LAYER RATE ESTIMATES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17948651METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022May 2023Allow700YesNo
17947768UE IMPLEMENTATION TO MANAGE VONR/EPSFB CALLSSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2700NoNo
17947169ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2022November 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17947114CONNECTION OF NETWORK MEMBERSSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1850YesNo
17932745KICKSTAND FOR A SMART DEVICESeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17911375METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY OF WIRELESS BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3510NoNo
17942668METHODS FOR USER EQUIPMENT CAPABILITY REPORTING OF SIMULTANEOUS CONNECTIVITY HANDOVERSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1730YesNo
17902045Context Sensitive Message NotificationsSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2130NoNo
17885785METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CALL SESSION MANAGEMENT VIA DYNAMIC CONTROL OF DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN A NETWORKAugust 2022November 2023Abandon1510YesNo
17885399SYNCHRONIZING RADIO COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2022October 2025Allow3820YesNo
17817765SIGNALING TO SUPPORT MOBILE INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAULAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310YesNo
17872237Interworking Function for VoLTE Outbound RoamingJuly 2022November 2022Allow300YesNo
17793060TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17864452COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17847439BASE STATION CIRCUITRY FOR ADAPTING OPERATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT BETWEEN STAND-ALONE AND NETWORK ASSISTED OPERATIONJune 2022September 2024Allow2710YesNo
17842646DYNAMIC REPORTING TECHNIQUES FOR INTER-CELL MOBILITYJune 2022July 2025Allow3720NoNo
17836141SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CORE NETWORK DEVICE, CONTROL CIRCUIT, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND QUALITY OF SERVICE CONTROL METHODJune 2022March 2025Allow3310YesNo
17752023DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2022November 2024Allow3010YesNo
17662731REAL TIME ANNOTATION AND GEOLOCATION TRACKING OF MULTIPLE DEVICES USING AUGMENTED REALITY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKMay 2022January 2023Allow800YesNo
17738950COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022December 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17775028METHOD FOR OPERATING TERMINAL WHEN DCI IS NOT DETECTEDMay 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17661279METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR SIMULTANEOUS UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS ON MULTIPLE PANELS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONApril 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17725215Radio Resource Allocation for Access LinkApril 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17718189DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17715034METHOD FOR ALLOCATING FREQUENCY RESOURCES IN A WIDEBAND SYSTEMApril 2022May 2025Allow3720NoNo
17754645METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE DUAL CONNECTIVITY POWER CONTROL MODEApril 2022November 2025Allow4340YesNo
17710790Power Detection in the Time Domain Data on a Periodic BasisMarch 2022May 2025Allow3820YesNo
17763393PORTABLE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MOTION SENSORMarch 2022July 2023Abandon1620NoNo
17688488Resolving Frequency Conflicts Among Multiple Network OperatorsMarch 2022September 2022Allow700YesNo
17685049TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING CONDITIONAL HANDOVERMarch 2022January 2025Allow3460YesNo
17635679UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICEFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4540NoNo
17597736UE Assisted Data Forwarding in Conditional HandoverJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3320NoNo
17569066METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONFIGURING CONFIGURED GRANT RESOURCES IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2022July 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17559502SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK-IMPLEMENTED CELL SELECTION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK BASED ON UE MEASUREMENT REPORTSDecember 2021March 2024Allow2700YesNo
17620893TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17643355WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICEDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17536874SEAMLESS HANDOFF BETWEEN WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS (APs) WITH USE OF PRE-CONVERGENCE PACKET REPLICATIONNovember 2021February 2025Allow3820YesNo
17534214Master Cell Group Failure Recovery for Dual Connectivity Wireless DevicesNovember 2021September 2022Allow1000NoNo
17533497SYSTEM TO TRACK VISITATION METRICSNovember 2021July 2023Allow2010NoNo
17528304COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420YesNo
17523067METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION VALUE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2023Allow1610YesNo
17520132Signal Transmission Method, Terminal Device, And Network DeviceNovember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17608600METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING POWER SAVING SIGNALS TO IMPROVE POWER SAVING PERFORMANCE OF UENovember 2021August 2024Allow3310YesNo
17513962COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2025Abandon4540NoNo
17452670MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVERS AND CARRIER AGGREGATIONOctober 2021February 2025Allow4030YesNo
17513676USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITY INFORMATION FOR NON-TERRESTERIAL NETWORKINGOctober 2021March 2025Allow4120NoNo
17503705METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710YesNo
17499956SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT FRACTIONATED SATELLITES (HTFS) FOR DIRECT CONNECTIVITY TO AND FROM END USER DEVICES AND TERMINALS USING FLIGHT FORMATIONS OF SMALL OR VERY SMALL SATELLITESOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210YesNo
17441747PROVIDING BEAM INFORMATIONSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2840NoYes
17475670METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2021September 2022Allow1200NoNo
17472193CONNECTION REACTIVATION METHOD, ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION ENTITY, AND SYSTEMSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2120YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GENACK, MATTHEW W.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
13
(76.5%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(23.5%)
Reversal Percentile
37.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
47
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(29.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
33
(70.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.9%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 29.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner GENACK, MATTHEW W - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GENACK, MATTHEW W works in Art Unit 2645 and has examined 408 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GENACK, MATTHEW W's allowance rate of 71.1% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GENACK, MATTHEW W receive 2.70 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GENACK, MATTHEW W is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GENACK, MATTHEW W. This interview benefit is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 18.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 12.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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