Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Commvault Systems Inc.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security

6 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Commvault Systems Inc. currently oversees 6 pending office actions in the Computing & Software technology area. These matters are distributed among 6 distinct examiners, ensuring that each of the 6 pending office actions is reviewed by a unique official. The portfolio is active across 5 distinct art units, reflecting a spread of software-related technical focuses. This distribution indicates that the company's software innovations are being evaluated by a wide range of expertise across multiple specialized groups.

TALUKDAR, ARVIND is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This distribution across 5 distinct art units and 6 distinct examiners indicates that the company's software innovations are being evaluated by a wide range of expertise. For the practitioner, managing 6 pending office actions across 5 distinct art units requires a strategy that can adapt to the specific examination standards of each group. The high number of 6 distinct examiners ensures that no single individual has a disproportionate impact on the overall portfolio.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (17%)
5
Medium (83%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only3 (50%)
§102 only1 (17%)
Double-patenting + other1 (17%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
6
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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TALUKDAR, ARVIND 1 80.1% +4.3%
CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T 1 80.1% +30.0%
LIN, AMIE CHINYU 1 84.4% +30.9%
LE, UYEN T 1 83.8% +9.6%
BLUST, JASON W 1 79.3% +14.9%
CAO, DIEM K 1 80.6% +18.7%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18964440 EFFICIENT COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF OPERATION-RELATED METRIC DATA IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT LE, UYEN T 57d
19227367 PROTECTION OF VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUD CONFIGURATIONS TALUKDAR, ARVIND —
19207599 DETECTING RANSOMWARE IN MONITORED DATA CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T —
18646947 DYNAMIC APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SERVICE FOR A DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAO, DIEM K —

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
19088966 ENTROPY-BASED RANSOMWARE DETECTION LIN, AMIE CHINYU —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19207599 DETECTING RANSOMWARE IN MONITORED DATA CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T —
19088966 ENTROPY-BASED RANSOMWARE DETECTION LIN, AMIE CHINYU —
18801675 VIRTUAL MACHINE CHANGE BLOCK TRACKING BLUST, JASON W —
18646947 DYNAMIC APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SERVICE FOR A DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAO, DIEM K —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2132 2
2431 1
2436 1
2156 1
2196 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19227367 PROTECTION OF VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUD CONFIGURATIONS TALUKDAR, ARVIND 2132 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2025
19207599 DETECTING RANSOMWARE IN MONITORED DATA CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T 2431 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 14, 2025
19088966 ENTROPY-BASED RANSOMWARE DETECTION LIN, AMIE CHINYU 2436 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 24, 2025
18964440 EFFICIENT COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF OPERATION-RELATED METRIC DATA IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT LE, UYEN T 2156 §102 Final Rejection 57d Pending Nov 30, 2024
18801675 VIRTUAL MACHINE CHANGE BLOCK TRACKING BLUST, JASON W 2132 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 12, 2024
18646947 DYNAMIC APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) SERVICE FOR A DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAO, DIEM K 2196 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Commvault Systems Inc. have?

Commvault Systems Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Commvault Systems Inc. applications?

Arvind Talukdar has the most, with 1 of Commvault Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Commvault Systems Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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