Technology area: Networking & Security
33 pending office actions • 28 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 64 patents granted in the last 365 days
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company has 32 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The portfolio spans 30 distinct examiners and 27 distinct art units, indicating broad distribution across the technology area and limited concentration in any single assignment group.
BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel should use examiner-specific review where available, but portfolio-level consistency and deadline control are more important than managing one dominant examiner relationship.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (36%) |
| §103 only | 14 (42%) |
| §112 only | 3 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (9%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2 | 75.5% | +12.8% |
| MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | 2 | 70.0% | +52.2% |
| KO, TONY | 1 | 87.8% | +2.8% |
| CORUM JR, WILLIAM A | 1 | 74.9% | +29.6% |
| PARRA, OMAR S | 1 | 74.6% | +9.1% |
| HUYNH, THANG GIA | 1 | 82.6% | +32.6% |
| LE, THANH T | 1 | 83.3% | +32.5% |
| CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | 1 | 72.8% | +26.1% |
| KHAN, MOEEN | 1 | 69.0% | +59.9% |
| CRIGLER, RYAN ALEXANDER | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19150945 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING A FIBRE OPTIC NETWORK | KO, TONY | — |
| 18850344 | MULTIPLE ACCESS SCHEME PROVISIONING | CRIGLER, RYAN ALEXANDER | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18262601 | PROCESSING DATA FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | NGO, ANGELIE THIEN THAN | 147d overdue |
| 18255637 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION | BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER | 133d overdue |
| 18845199 | SECURITY METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING KILL CHAINS | POUDEL, SAMIKSHYA NMN | 28d overdue |
| 18248281 | IMPROVEMENTS TO QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT GENERATION | LE, JOHN H | 8d overdue |
| 18842712 | DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE AGENTS FOR MANAGING A DECENTRALISED PEER-TO-PEER STORAGE NETWORK | JONES, COURTNEY PATRICE | 56d |
| 19109424 | REPORTING USER DEVICE SENSOR DATA | CORUM JR, WILLIAM A | — |
| 19102085 | 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF A TARGET | HUYNH, THANG GIA | — |
| 18881977 | IMPROVEMENTS TO QKD ARRANGEMENTS | LE, THANH T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18555083 | NETWORK PROTECTION | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 18d overdue |
| 19133674 | AUTHENTICATION FOR DEVICE SECURITY | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 19109424 | REPORTING USER DEVICE SENSOR DATA | CORUM JR, WILLIAM A | — |
| 19102085 | 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF A TARGET | HUYNH, THANG GIA | — |
| 18992914 | IMPROVED QKD ARRANGEMENT | MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | — |
| 18881977 | IMPROVEMENTS TO QKD ARRANGEMENTS | LE, THANH T | — |
| 18881989 | IMPROVED QKD COMPONENTS | MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | — |
| 18870578 | AUTOMATED INSTALLATION ACTION VERIFICATION | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2439 | 4 |
| 2436 | 2 |
| 2143 | 2 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 2433 | 1 |
| 2421 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2495 | 1 |
| 2119 | 1 |
| 2472 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19150945 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING A FIBRE OPTIC NETWORK | KO, TONY | 2877 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19133674 | AUTHENTICATION FOR DEVICE SECURITY | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2439 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19109424 | REPORTING USER DEVICE SENSOR DATA | CORUM JR, WILLIAM A | 2433 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19108968 | MULTICAST LEAVE POLICY | PARRA, OMAR S | 2421 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19102085 | 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF A TARGET | HUYNH, THANG GIA | 2611 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18992914 | IMPROVED QKD ARRANGEMENT | MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18881977 | IMPROVEMENTS TO QKD ARRANGEMENTS | LE, THANH T | 2495 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881989 | IMPROVED QKD COMPONENTS | MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18870578 | AUTOMATED INSTALLATION ACTION VERIFICATION | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | 2119 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18864383 | OBTAINING A CHARACTERISTIC RESPONSE FROM A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK DEVICE | KHAN, MOEEN | 2436 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18850344 | MULTIPLE ACCESS SCHEME PROVISIONING | CRIGLER, RYAN ALEXANDER | 2472 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18849288 | SENSOR EVALUATION | WILLIAMS, JAMEL E | 2855 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18845199 | SECURITY METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING KILL CHAINS | POUDEL, SAMIKSHYA NMN | 2436 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18842712 | DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE AGENTS FOR MANAGING A DECENTRALISED PEER-TO-PEER STORAGE NETWORK | JONES, COURTNEY PATRICE | 3699 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18729089 | METHOD OF OPERATING A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | KIM, SUN JONG | 2469 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18718355 | SERVICE PROVISION | SISON, JUNE Y | 2455 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18713439 | COMPOSITE APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT | RAMPURIA, SATISH | 2193 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18711714 | CLUSTERING OF ACCESS POINTS IN A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND CONFIGURATION OF AN ACCESS POINT IN A CLUSTER | SHAH, TANMAY K | 2632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18690166 | ANOMALOUS ACTIVITY MITIGATION | LI, LIANG Y | 2143 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18555083 | NETWORK PROTECTION | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18551710 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | VOGEL, JAY L. | 2478 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18551495 | NETWORK SENSOR DEPLOYMENT FOR UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE | BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | 3684 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18551481 | INTELLIGENT AI ARCHITECTURE SELECTION | CHEN, KUANG FU | 2143 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18262601 | PROCESSING DATA FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | NGO, ANGELIE THIEN THAN | 2416 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18261712 | HANDOVER OF A GROUP OF USER EQUIPMENT WITH INDIVIDUAL ACCESS REQUEST | GENACK, MATTHEW W | 2645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 68d | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18256438 | INTRUSION RESPONSE DETERMINATION | HAILU, TESHOME | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18255637 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION | BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER | 2858 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 133d overdue | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18248281 | IMPROVEMENTS TO QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT GENERATION | LE, JOHN H | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Apr 07, 2023 |
| 18248016 | A METHOD OF OPERATING USER EQUIPMENT IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | EBRAHIM, ANEZ C | 2467 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 17926481 | DELIVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT | LIN, JASON K | 2425 | §103 | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 18053051 | HANDOVER FROM A MOVING BASE STATION | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | §112Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 07, 2022 |
| 17907379 | CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | KWOH, JASPER C | 2415 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17633564 | IMPROVEMENTS TO QKD METHODS | ALMEIDA, DEVIN E | 2492 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialBritish Telecommunications Public Limited Company has 33 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 28 art units and 31 examiners.
Christopher J Brown has the most, with 2 of British Telecommunications Public Limited Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
