Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
44 pending office actions • 30 art units • 43 examiners • 0 of 44 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 114 patents granted in the last 365 days
Arista Networks Inc. is managing a portfolio in the Networking & Security technology area. There are 42 pending office actions currently. These actions are distributed among 41 distinct examiners, showing a very high level of individual examiner involvement. This distribution suggests that the company's applications are not being funneled to a small group of specialists but are instead subject to a wide variety of individual perspectives.
The prosecution spans 28 distinct art units. This broad distribution indicates that the company's networking innovations are highly multifaceted. Practitioners must coordinate strategies across a wide variety of art unit cultures and examination standards. The diversity of these units suggests that the portfolio covers a broad spectrum of networking applications rather than a single niche.
ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED is the busiest examiner for the portfolio. This examiner is currently managing 2 pending office actions. Because the busiest examiner pending count is 2, the 42 pending actions are almost entirely distributed one-to-one among the examiners. Practitioners should focus on the individual requirements of the various officials involved.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 19 (43%) |
| §102 only | 3 (7%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (41%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED | 2 | 67.3% | +3.6% |
| YE, ZI | 1 | 85.2% | +17.8% |
| TRAORE, FATOUMATA | 1 | 78.2% | +35.4% |
| HARRINGTON, CHERI L. | 1 | 69.6% | +27.0% |
| LIN, SHERMAN L | 1 | 29.2% | +37.1% |
| AHSAN, SYED M | 1 | 73.1% | +22.3% |
| MATEY, MICHAEL A | 1 | 79.9% | +18.3% |
| BELLO, AGUSTIN | 1 | 75.4% | +12.0% |
| NAJI, YOUNES | 1 | 75.2% | +73.4% |
| IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | 1 | 55.4% | +24.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18613600 | AUTOMATIC RMA FOR HARDWARE FAILURES OR PREDICTED FAILURES | MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D | 26d overdue |
| 18605137 | Software Installation Using Mounted File System | CHEN, QING | 13d |
| 18541858 | System with Predictive Model for Server Infrastructure Failure Handling | HUANG, BRYAN PAI SONG | 26d |
| 19072282 | Selective and Transparent User Data Encryption in Network Devices | TRAORE, FATOUMATA | — |
| 19072235 | Bootstrapping Data Adjustments for Network Device Self-Provisioning | HARRINGTON, CHERI L. | — |
| 19063751 | Reachability via Connected Routes in a Distributed Ethernet Fabric | LIN, SHERMAN L | — |
| 18939839 | PLUGGABLE MODULE AND CAGE FOR IMPROVING AIRFLOW IN NETWORK SWITCH SYSTEM | MATEY, MICHAEL A | — |
| 18923112 | HIGH SPEED NETWORK DEVICE WITH ORTHOGONAL PLUGGABLE OPTICS MODULES | BELLO, AGUSTIN | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18911818 | DISCOVERING SERVICES ACROSS NETWORKS BASED ON A MULTICAST DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM PROTOCOL | NAJI, YOUNES | 14d |
| 18960859 | AGENTLESS NETWORK MONITORING FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY POLICIES IN A MICROSEGMENTED NETWORK ENVIRONMENT | AHSAN, SYED M | 28d |
| 19229950 | DETECTION OF CONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT OF HOSTS ON PORTS OF NETWORK DEVICES | YE, ZI | — |
| 19072282 | Selective and Transparent User Data Encryption in Network Devices | TRAORE, FATOUMATA | — |
| 19072235 | Bootstrapping Data Adjustments for Network Device Self-Provisioning | HARRINGTON, CHERI L. | — |
| 19063751 | Reachability via Connected Routes in a Distributed Ethernet Fabric | LIN, SHERMAN L | — |
| 18939839 | PLUGGABLE MODULE AND CAGE FOR IMPROVING AIRFLOW IN NETWORK SWITCH SYSTEM | MATEY, MICHAEL A | — |
| 18923112 | HIGH SPEED NETWORK DEVICE WITH ORTHOGONAL PLUGGABLE OPTICS MODULES | BELLO, AGUSTIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2447 | 3 |
| 2411 | 3 |
| 2445 | 2 |
| 2454 | 2 |
| 2451 | 2 |
| 2466 | 2 |
| 2414 | 2 |
| 2469 | 2 |
| 2461 | 2 |
| 2436 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19229950 | DETECTION OF CONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT OF HOSTS ON PORTS OF NETWORK DEVICES | YE, ZI | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19072282 | Selective and Transparent User Data Encryption in Network Devices | TRAORE, FATOUMATA | 2436 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19072235 | Bootstrapping Data Adjustments for Network Device Self-Provisioning | HARRINGTON, CHERI L. | 2176 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19063751 | Reachability via Connected Routes in a Distributed Ethernet Fabric | LIN, SHERMAN L | 2447 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 18960859 | AGENTLESS NETWORK MONITORING FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY POLICIES IN A MICROSEGMENTED NETWORK ENVIRONMENT | AHSAN, SYED M | 2491 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18939839 | PLUGGABLE MODULE AND CAGE FOR IMPROVING AIRFLOW IN NETWORK SWITCH SYSTEM | MATEY, MICHAEL A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18923112 | HIGH SPEED NETWORK DEVICE WITH ORTHOGONAL PLUGGABLE OPTICS MODULES | BELLO, AGUSTIN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18911818 | DISCOVERING SERVICES ACROSS NETWORKS BASED ON A MULTICAST DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM PROTOCOL | NAJI, YOUNES | 2445 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18902475 | THERMOFORM CUSHIONS USING A SERIES OF COMPLEX SHAPES | IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | 3799 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18898972 | NETWORK-TO-ENDPOINT COMMUNICATION FOR TOPOLOGY-AWARE MULTI-PATH TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS | BARKER, TODD L | 2449 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18886439 | RESOLVING GOTO ACTIONS IN A TRAFFIC POLICY USING CASCADED TABLE LOOKUPS | HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT | 2458 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18821521 | Power-On Data Collection | PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L | 2454 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18810131 | CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES INCLUDING THE CENTRAL MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS TO ACHIEVE END-TO-END NETWORK CONFIGURATION CONSISTENCY | ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED | 2447 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18758656 | Forward Compatible Secure Streaming Recursive Software Image | PAULINO, LENIN | 2197 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18759427 | OPTIMAL LATENCY IN DISTRIBUTED EGRESS SCHEDULED SYSTEM | BAYARD, DJENANE M | 2444 | §103 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18759014 | High Availability Management Access | YEA, JI-HAE P | 4100 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18756074 | Prefix Compression To Reduce Overhead Associated with Covering Routes | DABIPI, DIXON F | 2451 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18754084 | Handling of Packet Fragments | TRAN, JIMMY H | 2451 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18735805 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ENCAPSULATED WIRELESS TRAFFIC | HENSON, JAMAAL R | 2411 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18641852 | Fast Detection of OAM Processor (OAMP) Failure Using Hardware Acceleration | DIVECHA, KAMAL B | 2453 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18622240 | MANAGING TRANSCEIVER CAPABILITIES FOR NETWORK DEVICES | HSIEH, PING Y | 2664 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18619087 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL DOMAINS | LO, DIANE LEE | 2466 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18617876 | Dynamic Virtual Local Area Network Provisioning | KIM, WON TAE C | 2414 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18613573 | Wireless Access Point Locationing | LAM, KENNETH T | 2631 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18613600 | AUTOMATIC RMA FOR HARDWARE FAILURES OR PREDICTED FAILURES | MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D | 2113 | §101 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18613520 | Link Flap Damping for Full-Duplex Link | AMBAYE, MEWALE A | 2469 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18606422 | Optimized Traffic Switchover Across Redundant Switch Cards | WONG, WARNER | 2469 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18605137 | Software Installation Using Mounted File System | CHEN, QING | 2191 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18591910 | ROUTE DISTRIBUTION WITH DYNAMIC VLAN MEMBERSHIP FILTERING | HACKENBERG, RACHEL J | 2454 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18592142 | FLOW BASED CONTROL PLANE PROTECTION | KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J | 2445 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18430197 | NETWORK DEVICE HAVING PORT CONNECTIONS WITH REDUCED SIGNAL LOSS | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18541858 | System with Predictive Model for Server Infrastructure Failure Handling | HUANG, BRYAN PAI SONG | 2114 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18536667 | NEXT GENERATION ZERO TOUCH PROVISIONING OF NETWORK DEVICES | TODD, GREGORY G | 2443 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18509185 | Flow Telemetry Triggered by Dropped Packets | BETTENDORF, SAMUEL ROBERGE | 2414 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18507942 | Determining a Location of a Device Based on a Polygon Defined by Locations of Nearby Devices | APPIAH, CHARLES NANA | 2641 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18463677 | ROUTE CONTROL TECHNIQUES | BATES, KEVIN T | 2400 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18318619 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING EXPEDITED ROAMING IN AN EVPN ENVIRONMENT | PHUNG, LUAT | 2468 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18168015 | NETWORK VALIDATION USING A MULTI-TIERED APPLICATION TRAFFIC SIMULATOR | ALHIJA, SAIF A | 3663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18167287 | EXECUTION OF MULTIPLE DISTINCT PIPELINES IN A SINGLE NETWORK DEVICE | HAILU, KIBROM T | 2461 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18146617 | Packet Classification Using Lookup Tables with Different Key-widths | PHAM, TITO Q | 2466 | §102 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Dec 27, 2022 |
| 17962808 | FILTERING ADVERTISING OF ROUTE ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON VIRTUAL NETWORK IDENTIFIERS | FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH | 2411 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2022 |
| 17676529 | DETERMINING AN EGRESS INTERFACE FOR A PACKET USING A PROCESSOR OF A NETWORK DEVICE | ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED | 2447 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2022 |
| 17496760 | EFFICIENT NETWORK FLOW MANAGEMENT USING CUSTOM FILTER-BASED PACKET SAMPLING | RAHMAN, M MOSTAZIR | 2411 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Oct 07, 2021 |
| 17396296 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING NETWORK FLOW INFORMATION | NGUYEN, BAO G | 2461 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2021 |
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