Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/990,015

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Nov 07, 2024 — provisional 63/717,407

Examiner

PERUNGAVOOR, VENKATANARAY

Art Unit

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +3.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 88% grant rate with +3.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1019 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PERUNGAVOOR, VENKATANARAY View full profile →

Grants 88% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

895 granted / 1019 resolved

+27.8% vs TC avg

Minimal +3% lift

Without

With

+3.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

24 currently pending

Career history

1048

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.7%

-37.3% vs TC avg

§103

71.9%

+31.9% vs TC avg

§102

19.9%

-20.1% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1019 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 11, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 01, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 10, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 10, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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18/594,374

Patent 12659917

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2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/212,858

Patent 12651082

GRAPH OBJECT STORAGE AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/444,005

Patent 12647937

SIGNAL STRENGTH BASED POSITIONING WITH CARRIER FREQUENCY INFORMATION

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/389,540

Patent 12634282

AUTOMATED SATELLITE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION TO A PORTAL FOR SECURE REMOTE ACCESS

2y 6m 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

88%

Grant Probability

91%

With Interview (+3.3%)

2y 8m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1019 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.