Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 19/006,064

ENCAPSULATING NETWORK PERFORMANCE METRICS IN BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL TO SUPPORT CUSTOMER-DRIVEN PATH SELECTION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 30, 2024

Priority

Jun 21, 2022 — continuation of 12/184,540

Examiner

HAJ SAID, FADI

Art Unit

2444

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +18.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 79% grant rate with +18.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 214 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HAJ SAID, FADI View full profile →

Grants 79% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

169 granted / 214 resolved

+21.0% vs TC avg

Strong +19% interview lift

Without

With

+18.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

226

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

§103

89.7%

+49.7% vs TC avg

§102

3.6%

-36.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 214 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 30, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 26, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/821,830

Patent 12671494

OPPORTUNISTIC CONTENT DELIVERY USING DELTA CODING

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/287,894

Patent 12665842

METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK AND A CORRESPONDING NETWORK

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/715,751

Patent 12665816

DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/609,916

Patent 12659226

SAFETY NET MECHANISM FOR DETECTING CRITICAL SCALE UP IN A GREEN ELASTIC NETWORK

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/667,519

Patent 12640988

USING REAL-TIME SERIES DATA TO FORECAST, MONITOR AND MAINTAIN SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE

2y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 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

79%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+18.9%)

2y 2m (~8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 214 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.