Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 18/929,927

Untitled Application

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Examiner

BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

Art Unit

Tech Center

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Assignee

Cisco Technology Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 58% of cases after interview

— +30.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D View full profile →

Grants 58% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

289 granted / 494 resolved

-1.5% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+30.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 5m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

507

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.6%

-36.4% vs TC avg

§103

87.0%

+47.0% vs TC avg

§102

4.3%

-35.7% vs TC avg

§112

3.9%

-36.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 494 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/883,740

Patent 12641020

METHOD FOR FACILITATING CONVEYING OF A DATA FRAME IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

1y 8m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/218,919

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2y 10m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/645,656

Patent 12634200

Systems and methods for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) based application segmentation

2y 0m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

58%

Grant Probability

89%

With Interview (+30.1%)

4y 5m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 494 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.