Application No. 18/941,259

DECODING OF AUDIO SCENES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Nov 08, 2024

Priority

May 24, 2013 — provisional 61/827,246 +9 more

Examiner

TON, DAVID L

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Dolby International AB

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +12.1% interview lift. Interview lift (+12.1%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 648 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 85% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

550 granted / 648 resolved

+24.9% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+12.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

14 currently pending

Career history

657

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

§103

57.8%

+17.8% vs TC avg

§102

11.8%

-28.2% vs TC avg

§112

13.9%

-26.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 648 resolved cases

Precedent Cases

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18/490,442

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Generating Parametric Spatial Audio Representations

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/613,477

Patent 12659062

AUDIO BROADCAST MANAGEMENT BASED ON AUDIO DISRUPTION

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/782,002

Patent 12659685

HEADREST SPEAKER, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO PROCESSING THEREOF

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/750,496

Patent 12634635

SOUND APPARATUS

1y 11m to grant Granted May 19, 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

85%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+12.1%)

2y 3m (~6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 648 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

DECODING OF AUDIO SCENES

Interview Optional

Examiner Intelligence

Statute-Specific Performance

Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Prosecution Projections

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DECODING OF AUDIO SCENES

Interview Optional

Examiner Intelligence

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Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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