Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc.

Technology area: Networking & Security

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Networking & Security technology area. This matter is handled by 1 distinct examiner, ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N, who is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. The prosecution is limited to 1 distinct art unit, indicating a singular and focused administrative path for the company's current patent activity.

Because the portfolio consists of only 1 pending office action, the workload is entirely concentrated under ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N. This means the company's immediate patent outcomes in this technology area depend on the specific review and procedural preferences of this individual examiner. The involvement of only 1 distinct art unit further simplifies the administrative landscape for the applicant at this time.

Practitioners should focus their strategy on the historical allowance rates and office action patterns of ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N, as this examiner holds total control over the current pending portfolio. The singular nature of the 1 distinct art unit involved suggests that the technology being patented is highly specialized. This focused prosecution environment allows for a direct and streamlined communication path to resolve the 1 pending office action.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 1 79.2% +3.3%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19193027 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING VERY LARGE DNS ZONES ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2457 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19193027 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING VERY LARGE DNS ZONES ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 2457 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 29, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc. have?

Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc. applications?

Hamza N Algibhah has the most, with 1 of Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Bluecat Networks (Usa) Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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