Last updated: April 24, 2026

Application No. 18/827,097

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

MATAR, AHMAD

Art Unit

2693

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.5% interview lift. This examiner has a relatively high allow rate; a written response may suffice.

Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MATAR, AHMAD View full profile →

Grants only 38% of cases

Career Allow Rate

5 granted / 13 resolved

-21.5% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+11.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

6 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.9%

-36.1% vs TC avg

§103

46.2%

+6.2% vs TC avg

§102

23.1%

-16.9% vs TC avg

§112

23.1%

-16.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 13 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2600

Application Filed

Mar 16, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/281,130

Patent 12574458

METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CALL AUDIO DATA AND APPARATUS

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

18/380,314

Patent 12563143

Pre-Authentication for Interactive Voice Response System

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

18/525,494

Patent 12549669

System and method to evaluate microservices integrated in Interactive Voice Response (IVR) operations

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

18/146,616

Patent 12462816

AUDIO ENCODING METHOD AND CODING DEVICE

2y 5m to grant Granted Nov 04, 2025

13/468,030

Patent 9137370

Call center input/output agent utilization arbitration system

2y 5m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2015

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

38%

Grant Probability

50%

With Interview (+11.5%)

2y 7m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 13 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.