Last updated: October 02, 2026

Application No. 18/998,807

DELEGATING VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT ACTIONS TO NETWORK FUNCTIONS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 27, 2025

Priority

Jul 28, 2022 — provisional 63/393,222 +1 more

Examiner

HOANG, HIEU T

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 81% grant rate with +16.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 648 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HOANG, HIEU T View full profile →

Grants 81% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

524 granted / 648 resolved

+20.9% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 1m

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

663

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

11.0%

-29.0% vs TC avg

§103

48.2%

+8.2% vs TC avg

§102

11.4%

-28.6% vs TC avg

§112

18.6%

-21.4% vs TC avg

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

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 27, 2025

Application Filed

May 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Aug 25, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Aug 25, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

19/079,732

Patent 12739087

COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM

1y 6m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

18/809,336

Patent 12732483

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SERVER

2y 0m to grant Granted Sep 08, 2026

18/362,777

Patent 12719786

LAYER-2 NETWORKING SPAN PORT IN A VIRTUALIZED CLOUD ENVIRONMENT

3y 0m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

18/736,252

Patent 12706840

LAYER-2 NETWORKING INFORMATION IN A VIRTUALIZED CLOUD ENVIRONMENT

2y 2m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/180,457

Patent 12695724

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOW CLASSIFICATION IN MULTITENANT VPN NETWORKS

3y 4m to grant Granted Jul 28, 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

81%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+16.3%)

3y 1m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

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