Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/057,251

SERVICE INSERTION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK USING DYNAMIC SERVICE PATH SELECTION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 19, 2025

Priority

Jun 02, 2023 — continuation of 12/261,919

Examiner

BARRY, LANCE LEONARD

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Cisco Technology Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +4.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 84% grant rate with +4.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 402 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BARRY, LANCE LEONARD View full profile →

Grants 84% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

339 granted / 402 resolved

+24.3% vs TC avg

Minimal +5% lift

Without

With

+4.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

28 currently pending

Career history

431

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

7.4%

-32.6% vs TC avg

§103

67.0%

+27.0% vs TC avg

§102

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§112

17.8%

-22.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 402 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 19, 2025

Application Filed

May 06, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 06, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

May 18, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/799,474

Patent 12671622

ADAPTIVE NETWORK TRACE ANALYSIS USING REFERENCE COMMUNICATION FLOWS

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/721,545

Patent 12647491

Handling Discovery Requests in a Network

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/905,065

Patent 12641161

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE DEPLOYMENT

1y 7m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/708,589

Patent 12634374

TRAFFIC INFLUENCE FOR INITIAL EAS SELECTION

2y 0m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/382,885

Patent 12627630

TECHNIQUES FOR ROTATING SERVICE ENDPOINTS IN PREFAB REGIONS

2y 6m to grant Granted May 12, 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

84%

Grant Probability

89%

With Interview (+4.9%)

2y 10m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 402 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.