Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
24 pending office actions • 14 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days
DISH Network LLC has 24 pending office actions within the Networking & Security technology area. These matters are handled by 23 distinct examiners. The portfolio spans 14 distinct art units. DAGNEW, SABA is identified as the busiest examiner. This examiner is responsible for 2 busiest examiner pending actions. With 24 pending office actions and many distinct examiners, there is very little examiner overlap. The 14 distinct art units show that the company's technology is being reviewed by many different specialized groups.
DAGNEW, SABA is the only examiner with 2 busiest examiner pending actions, while the remaining examiners each handle one. This indicates a high level of variety in the individuals reviewing the company's patent applications. Practitioners should note that the Networking & Security technology area is being examined across 23 distinct examiners and the various art units. This distribution requires a strategy that addresses many different USPTO specialized groups while managing the 24 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 + other | 6 (25%) |
| §103 only | 12 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAGNEW, SABA | 2 | 37.5% | +17.6% |
| MENGESHA, MULUGETA A | 1 | 81.6% | +10.0% |
| NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R | 1 | 82.9% | +13.2% |
| WU, ZHEN Y | 1 | 78.7% | +20.8% |
| HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | 1 | 82.2% | +24.4% |
| TILAHUN, ALAZAR | 1 | 71.2% | +14.6% |
| LANE, GREGORY A | 1 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| CHOKSHI, PINKAL R | 1 | 61.1% | +29.2% |
| JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | 1 | 83.0% | +16.9% |
| FAN, HUA | 1 | 69.8% | +21.2% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19312677 | STATE-BASED ADAPTIVE CONTENT COMPOSITE GENERATION AND CONTROL | MENGESHA, MULUGETA A | — |
| 19258714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND RESTRICTING PLAYING OF MEDIA ASSETS STORED ON A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER | NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R | — |
| 19071417 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING A REDUNDANT NETWORK SOURCE AT A GATEWAY | HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | — |
| 18943275 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS OF ANTENNAE | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18776099 | AI ONBOARDING IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM | HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA | 1d overdue |
| 18796589 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AD-BASED ROUTING | DAGNEW, SABA | 6d |
| 19239463 | CHARGING STATION WITH INTEGRAL SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS | WU, ZHEN Y | — |
| 18924090 | DYNAMIC CONTENT INSERTION ON A USER-BY-USER BASIS | FAN, HUA | — |
| 18900428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AI TO POPULATE A CUSTOMIZED START UP MENU OUT OF STANDBY | BURKE, TIONNA M | — |
| 18776234 | WIRELESS VEHICULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ROADWAY CONDITIONS | ANDA, JENNIFER MARIE | — |
| 18637221 | INCREASING ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF PREDICTING A PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | KAY, DOUGLAS | — |
| 18535696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONS TO REDUCE CHURN OF TELEVISION USERS | DAGNEW, SABA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18967803 | TEMPORARY TELEVISION RIGHTS SCHEME GRANT BASED ON UNCERTAIN MEASURABLE EVENTS | CHOKSHI, PINKAL R | 30d overdue |
| 18796589 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AD-BASED ROUTING | DAGNEW, SABA | 6d |
| 19036469 | Unique Remote Experience of Live Event | TILAHUN, ALAZAR | 28d |
| 19312677 | STATE-BASED ADAPTIVE CONTENT COMPOSITE GENERATION AND CONTROL | MENGESHA, MULUGETA A | — |
| 19258714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND RESTRICTING PLAYING OF MEDIA ASSETS STORED ON A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER | NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R | — |
| 19239463 | CHARGING STATION WITH INTEGRAL SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS | WU, ZHEN Y | — |
| 19071417 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING A REDUNDANT NETWORK SOURCE AT A GATEWAY | HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | — |
| 18943275 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS OF ANTENNAE | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2425 | 4 |
| 2424 | 2 |
| 2844 | 1 |
| 2178 | 1 |
| 3621 | 1 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3626 | 1 |
| 2419 | 1 |
| 3600 | 1 |
| 2477 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19312677 | STATE-BASED ADAPTIVE CONTENT COMPOSITE GENERATION AND CONTROL | MENGESHA, MULUGETA A | 2424 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19258714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND RESTRICTING PLAYING OF MEDIA ASSETS STORED ON A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER | NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R | 2425 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19239463 | CHARGING STATION WITH INTEGRAL SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS | WU, ZHEN Y | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19071417 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING A REDUNDANT NETWORK SOURCE AT A GATEWAY | HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19036469 | Unique Remote Experience of Live Event | TILAHUN, ALAZAR | 2424 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19018673 | WIRELESS NETWORK PROVISIONING USING A PRE-SHARED KEY | LANE, GREGORY A | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18967803 | TEMPORARY TELEVISION RIGHTS SCHEME GRANT BASED ON UNCERTAIN MEASURABLE EVENTS | CHOKSHI, PINKAL R | 2425 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18943275 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS OF ANTENNAE | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | 2844 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18924090 | DYNAMIC CONTENT INSERTION ON A USER-BY-USER BASIS | FAN, HUA | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18900428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AI TO POPULATE A CUSTOMIZED START UP MENU OUT OF STANDBY | BURKE, TIONNA M | 2178 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18882299 | SECURE PAIRING OF WIRELESS DEVICES | YUN, EUGENE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18819170 | AUTOMATED POLICY ENGINE FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENTS IN STREAMING MEDIA | LIN, JASON K | 2425 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18796589 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AD-BASED ROUTING | DAGNEW, SABA | 3621 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18776234 | WIRELESS VEHICULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ROADWAY CONDITIONS | ANDA, JENNIFER MARIE | 3662 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18776099 | AI ONBOARDING IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM | HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA | 3626 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18774424 | ADDRESSABLE ADVERTISEMENT AND PROGRAMMATICALLY DELIVERED ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION AND PLAYING | SAINT CYR, JEAN D | 2425 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18637221 | INCREASING ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF PREDICTING A PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | KAY, DOUGLAS | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18601472 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTED RF SITE ANALYSIS | BALLOWE, CALEB JAMES | 2419 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18535696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONS TO REDUCE CHURN OF TELEVISION USERS | DAGNEW, SABA | 3600 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18493641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE UPLINK BAND POWER OUTPUT FROM EARTH STATION UPLINK ANTENNAS | SEFCHECK, GREGORY B | 2477 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18211347 | Electronic Device Enclosures | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 3637 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2023 |
| 17944736 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING CAPTION INFORMATION | KIM, HEE SOO | 2443 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2022 |
| 17944766 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING IMAGES IN AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) ENVIRONMENT | MENBERU, BENIYAM | 2681 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2022 |
| 17547450 | SHARED SPECTRUM COORDINATION | IM, THEODORE | 2413 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2021 |
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