Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/397,770

RESOURCE-BASED ASSIGNMENT OF BEHAVIOR MODELS TO AUTONOMOUS AGENTS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 27, 2023

Examiner

HU, SELINA ELISA

Art Unit

2139

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +100.0% interview lift. Examiner has a relatively high allowance rate (80%); +100.0% interview lift. A written response may suffice.

Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 80% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

4 granted / 5 resolved

+25.0% vs TC avg

Strong +100% interview lift

Without

With

+100.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 2m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

§103

96.7%

+56.7% vs TC avg

§102

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

§112

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 5 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 27, 2023

Application Filed

Mar 11, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/895,687

Patent 12585485

Warm migrations for virtual machines in a cloud computing environment

3y 7m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/020,618

Patent 12563114

CONTENT INITIALIZATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 0m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 2 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

80%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+100.0%)

3y 2m (~7m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 5 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.