Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
23 pending office actions • 16 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 129 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fortinet Inc. maintains a patent portfolio with 22 pending office actions, primarily in the Networking & Security technology area. These actions are distributed across 22 distinct examiners, which means that every pending case is being handled by a different individual. The company's prosecution activity is spread across 16 distinct art units, indicating a range of technical sub-specialties within its primary field.
The busiest examiner for the company is BAROT, BHARAT, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. This matches the workload of the other distinct examiners, as the 22 pending office actions are perfectly distributed across 22 distinct examiners. The count of 16 distinct art units suggests that the company must navigate many different sets of examination guidelines and technical standards. Because no single examiner handles more than 1 case, the company's prosecution risk is diversified across 22 different individuals. This structure requires the company to manage a variety of examiner interactions and technical perspectives simultaneously.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (9%) |
| §103 only | 11 (48%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 2 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (22%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALEHI, HELAI | 2 | 73.0% | +32.2% |
| BAROT, BHARAT | 1 | 87.4% | +8.1% |
| DU, ZONGHUA A | 1 | 59.0% | +42.1% |
| SHAW, BRIAN F | 1 | 73.6% | +16.7% |
| HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | 1 | 76.0% | +24.3% |
| CHAI, LONGBIT | 1 | 87.9% | +31.2% |
| HABASHI, DANIEL MONIS S | 1 | — | — |
| GEE, JASON KAI YIN | 1 | 77.5% | +23.7% |
| BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| THAWNG, MANG BOI | 1 | 93.4% | -1.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19092193 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINE GRAINED FORWARD TESTING FOR A ZTNA ENVIRONMENT | CHAI, LONGBIT | — |
| 18968748 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF WEBSITE IMPERSONATION AND PHISHING ATTEMPTS USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR FEATURE EXTRACTION AND SIMILARITY SEARCH | BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18238081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARDWARE ASSISTED INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT EVENT DETECTION | NAJI, YOUNES | 45d overdue |
| 18401570 | TRANSPARENT PROXY MODE AUTHENTICATION IN DNS DDOS MITIGATION | MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN | 19d overdue |
| 19182878 | PERFORMING DATA CATEGORIZATION BY AN END-USER DEVICE | DU, ZONGHUA A | — |
| 19084261 | VULNERABILITY REMEDIATION RECOMMENDATION MECHANISM | HABASHI, DANIEL MONIS S | — |
| 19074043 | NETWORK SECURITY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY | GEE, JASON KAI YIN | — |
| 18919418 | STEERING FRAGMENTATION OF DATA PACKETS ON DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKS BASED ON DATA PACKET SIZE | THAWNG, MANG BOI | — |
| 18898233 | EMBEDDING AN ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT NEURON CAPABLE OF PACKET INSPECTION AND SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION IN IPV6 ENABLED WLAN NETWORKS | RUTNAM, SAMUEL DILAN | — |
| 17378616 | Machine Learning Systems and Methods for Using an Orthogonality Heuristic to Identify an Ignored Labeling Target | MAIDO, MAGGIE 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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18621471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE, SCALABLE ZERO TRUST SECURITY PROCESSING | SALEHI, HELAI | 26d |
| 18744051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE, SCALABLE ZERO TRUST SECURITY PROCESSING | SALEHI, HELAI | 28d |
| 19182878 | PERFORMING DATA CATEGORIZATION BY AN END-USER DEVICE | DU, ZONGHUA A | — |
| 19182902 | IDENTIFYING A CONTEXT OF A USER AUTHENTICATION | SHAW, BRIAN F | — |
| 19096228 | FAST GAP REDUCTION IN POLICY TREE CREATION FOR POLICY SET WITH UNEVEN DENSITY | HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | — |
| 19092193 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINE GRAINED FORWARD TESTING FOR A ZTNA ENVIRONMENT | CHAI, LONGBIT | — |
| 19074043 | NETWORK SECURITY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY | GEE, JASON KAI YIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2433 | 2 |
| 2447 | 1 |
| 2432 | 1 |
| 2434 | 1 |
| 2476 | 1 |
| 2455 | 1 |
| 2443 | 1 |
| 2454 | 1 |
| 2495 | 1 |
| 2445 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19202594 | ENHANCING INSIDER ATTACK DETECTION VIA IMAGE CLASSIFICATION WITH NON-DYNAMIC INFORMATION | BAROT, BHARAT | — | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19182878 | PERFORMING DATA CATEGORIZATION BY AN END-USER DEVICE | DU, ZONGHUA A | 2447 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19182902 | IDENTIFYING A CONTEXT OF A USER AUTHENTICATION | SHAW, BRIAN F | 2432 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19096228 | FAST GAP REDUCTION IN POLICY TREE CREATION FOR POLICY SET WITH UNEVEN DENSITY | HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19092193 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINE GRAINED FORWARD TESTING FOR A ZTNA ENVIRONMENT | CHAI, LONGBIT | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19084261 | VULNERABILITY REMEDIATION RECOMMENDATION MECHANISM | HABASHI, DANIEL MONIS S | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19074043 | NETWORK SECURITY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY | GEE, JASON KAI YIN | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18968748 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF WEBSITE IMPERSONATION AND PHISHING ATTEMPTS USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR FEATURE EXTRACTION AND SIMILARITY SEARCH | BHANDARI, SHREYAJ RAM | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18919418 | STEERING FRAGMENTATION OF DATA PACKETS ON DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKS BASED ON DATA PACKET SIZE | THAWNG, MANG BOI | 2476 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18904540 | AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT ADJUSTMENT | ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | 2455 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18898233 | EMBEDDING AN ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT NEURON CAPABLE OF PACKET INSPECTION AND SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION IN IPV6 ENABLED WLAN NETWORKS | RUTNAM, SAMUEL DILAN | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18744051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE, SCALABLE ZERO TRUST SECURITY PROCESSING | SALEHI, HELAI | 2433 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18669162 | METHODS FOR APPLYING GENERATIVE AI WITH SECRECY GUARANTEES | VANG, MENG | 2443 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18621471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE, SCALABLE ZERO TRUST SECURITY PROCESSING | SALEHI, HELAI | 2433 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18401570 | TRANSPARENT PROXY MODE AUTHENTICATION IN DNS DDOS MITIGATION | MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN | 2454 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Dec 31, 2023 |
| 18542268 | ZTNA TOKEN BASED FORWARDING PATH GENERATION MECHANISM | SARKER, SANCHIT K | 2495 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18238081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARDWARE ASSISTED INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT EVENT DETECTION | NAJI, YOUNES | 2445 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18324836 | Offline Workflows In An Edge-Based Data Platform | RAHMAN, MAHFUZUR | 2498 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2023 |
| 18072230 | CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL EXTENSIBLE LOCAL AREA NETWORK (VXLAN) TUNNEL SWITCHING ACROSS ACCESS POINTS | NGUYEN, VINH | 2453 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17957762 | ATTAINING RAPID RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) CHANNEL INSPECTION USING INTELLIGENT TRANSCEIVER SCANNING IN WLAN NETWORKS | HUA, QUAN M | 2645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17958026 | UNSUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING TO DERIVE OPTIMAL WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY THRESHOLDS FOR BEST NETWORK PERFORMANCE | WILLIAMS, ALYSSA RENEE | 2465 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17378616 | Machine Learning Systems and Methods for Using an Orthogonality Heuristic to Identify an Ignored Labeling Target | MAIDO, MAGGIE T | 2129 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2021 |
| 17018976 | INTELLIGENT VECTOR SELECTION BY IDENTIFYING HIGH MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL SKEPTICISM | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2128 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2020 |
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