Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/798,608

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2400

Examiner

SHIU, HO T

Art Unit

2443

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— -3.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 72% grant rate with -3.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 458 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 72% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

330 granted / 458 resolved

+12.1% vs TC avg

Minimal -4% lift

Without

With

+-3.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

492

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

91.0%

+51.0% vs TC avg

§102

4.4%

-35.6% vs TC avg

§112

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 458 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2400

Application Filed

Oct 21, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 05, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 07, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 21, 2026

Response Filed

May 21, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12659384

DYNAMIC CLIENT-SPECIFIC DATA RETRIEVAL IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

2y 12m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/521,475

Patent 12634249

GROUP CHAT-BASED INSTANT MESSAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

2y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/525,206

Patent 12634361

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 5m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/956,370

Patent 12587580

METHOD TO MANAGE FILE DOWNLOADS

3y 5m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

72%

Grant Probability

69%

With Interview (-3.5%)

3y 6m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 458 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.