Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/662,867

PREEMPTION WITH CTS TAKEOVER

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 13, 2024

Priority

Dec 22, 2023 — provisional 63/614,495

Examiner

PARK, JEONG S

Art Unit

2454

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Cisco Technology Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +20.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 80% grant rate with +20.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PARK, JEONG S View full profile →

Grants 80% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

616 granted / 766 resolved

+22.4% vs TC avg

Strong +21% interview lift

Without

With

+20.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 11m

Avg Prosecution

36 currently pending

Career history

804

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.9%

-37.1% vs TC avg

§103

77.7%

+37.7% vs TC avg

§102

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 766 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 13, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 18, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 24, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 24, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/184,116

Patent 12672142

USER EQUIPMENT COLLISION HANDLING FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION-RECEPTION POINT SCHEDULING

3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/109,654

Patent 12659275

Distributed Software Defined Network Architecture

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/411,952

Patent 12659772

MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AN INTERCEPT POINT VALUE OF A DEVICE-UNDER-TEST

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/463,891

Patent 12659100

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/317,668

Patent 12652231

DISTRIBUTED MESSAGE EXTENSIONS FOR RULES ENGINES

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

80%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+20.9%)

2y 11m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 766 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.