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Last updated: July 17, 2026
Application No. 18/817,711

MANAGING SOFTWARE APPLICATION TEST INTERACTION

Non-Final OA §102
Filed
Aug 28, 2024
Priority
Aug 21, 2023 — provisional 63/520,892 +1 more
Examiner
KENDALL, CHUCK O
Art Unit
Tech Center
Assignee
Kinaxis Inc.
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
87%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
1y 1m
Est. Remaining
94%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 87% — above average
87%
Career Allowance Rate
802 granted / 922 resolved
+27.0% vs TC avg
Moderate +8% lift
Without
With
+7.5%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 11m
Avg Prosecution
19 currently pending
Career history
946
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
7.5%
-32.5% vs TC avg
§103
27.6%
-12.4% vs TC avg
§102
52.0%
+12.0% vs TC avg
§112
0.5%
-39.5% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 922 resolved cases

Office Action

§102
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . This is in response to Application filed 08/28/24. Claims 1 – 9 have been examined and are pending, Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – (a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Claim(s) 1 – 9 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Verco US 20050278698 A1. Regarding claims 1, 4 and 7, Verco anticipates A system comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to (see FIG.1): obtain, by a processor, initial actuation data associated with user actuation of a webpage object, the webpage object being associated with a server-side data object [0014 discloses, “…The interactive menu module reacts to actuation on the client system and posts back to the remote server …”]; obtain, by the processor, server-side data associated with the actuation data and with the server-side data object [0015, see: ”...software system used in acquiring information from a remote server to a client system…”]; generate, by the processor, contextual data object actuation display data including: [0015, see “… generating dynamic HTML/DHTML context windows…”]; generating, by the processor, a user-friendly plain language description of the user actuation based on the initial actuation data and on the server-side data; and cause, by the processor, display of the contextual data object actuation display data ‘[0036, see, “…the interactive menu module object 501 as it is displayed on the client-side browser screen, … The interactive menu module object 501, when rendered as a DHTML menu has menu items that react to actuation on the client-side…”]. Regarding claims 2, 5 and 8, the system according to claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to: access, by the processor, code associated with the user actuation; and translate, by the processor, the code to the user-friendly plain language description based on the server-side data [0013, “…The remote server translates classes and objects into HTML/DHTML code by taking the ASPX tag and embedding HTML code…”]. Regarding claims 3, 6 and 9, the system according to claim 2, wherein the webpage object is associated with a web application, and wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to: translate, by the processor, the code to the user-friendly plain language description based on the server-side data and based on data associated with the server-side data object and with additional data associated with the web application [0013 – 0014, shows translating and web site/ html code]. Conclusion The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Vasudev, US 20150135130 A1 also similarly discloses receiving contextual data and actuation in addition to server side components [0019]. Correspondence Information Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Chuck Kendall whose telephone number is 571-272-3698. The examiner can normally be reached on 10:00 am - 6:30pm. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Hyung Sough can be reached on 571-272-6799. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). /CHUCK O KENDALL/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2192
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Prosecution Timeline

Aug 28, 2024
Application Filed
Jun 16, 2026
Non-Final Rejection mailed — §102 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
87%
Grant Probability
94%
With Interview (+7.5%)
2y 11m (~1y 1m remaining)
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
Based on 922 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

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