Technology area: Networking & Security
1,634 pending office actions • 296 art units • 1135 examiners • 1 of 1,634 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3,509 patents granted in the last 365 days
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has 1620 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The portfolio reaches 1118 distinct examiners and 296 distinct art units, creating a highly distributed prosecution environment. Management at this scale requires reliable matter tracking, consistent escalation procedures, and technical coordination that can operate across many examination groups.
ZUNIGA ABAD, JACKIE is the busiest identified examiner, with 7 pending matters. That cluster is useful for targeted examiner research, but it is small relative to the overall distribution. Counsel should avoid treating one examiner’s practice as representative of the portfolio and should instead use structured, matter-level analytics to identify recurring issues.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 326 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. 326 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 | 27 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 151 (9%) |
| §103 only | 693 (42%) |
| §102 only | 131 (8%) |
| §112 only | 29 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 28 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 10 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 546 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 19 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZUNIGA ABAD, JACKIE | 7 | 76.5% | +22.9% |
| NGUYEN, THUONG | 7 | 68.2% | +31.9% |
| PARK, JUNG H | 7 | 88.0% | +5.2% |
| FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS | 6 | 71.7% | +30.8% |
| KHAN, MEHMOOD B | 6 | 69.0% | +22.5% |
| CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M | 6 | 72.0% | +11.0% |
| LI, GUANG W | 6 | 78.3% | +23.8% |
| CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R | 5 | 76.2% | +24.8% |
| HO, CHUONG T | 5 | 91.4% | +13.1% |
| JAVAID, JAMAL | 5 | 88.5% | +5.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18492609 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | PARK, JUNG H | 22d |
| 18945061 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS | PARK, JUNG H | — |
| 18931799 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCT | HO, CHUONG T | — |
| 18919796 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM | HO, CHUONG T | — |
| 18919686 | MULTI-HOP TRANSMISSION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS | HO, CHUONG T | — |
| 18914998 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS | JAVAID, JAMAL | — |
| 18767078 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | HO, CHUONG T | — |
| 18743331 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO MULTI-LINK DEVICE IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK | JAVAID, JAMAL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18181869 | BATTERY FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS | SEOL, DAVIN | 203d overdue |
| 17705861 | Camera Module and Terminal Device | HALL, ELIZABETH MARY CAMPBEL | 188d overdue |
| 18224237 | BIT ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO OBJECT | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 168d overdue |
| 18064440 | INVERTER, INVERTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD | AHMAD, SHAHZEB K | 141d overdue |
| 18170628 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | MIZRAHI, DIANE D | 140d overdue |
| 18303886 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | CARDONE, JASON D | 134d overdue |
| 17945978 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING GENERATIVE PRE-TRAINED LANGUAGE MODELS VIA QUANTIZATION | ALABI, OLUWATOSIN O | 132d overdue |
| 18170439 | Communication Method and Communications Apparatus | LI, NING | 87d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17937023 | Time Synchronization Packet Processing Method and Apparatus | NGUYEN, THUONG | 167d overdue |
| 17870801 | COMMUNICATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | ZUNIGA ABAD, JACKIE | 77d overdue |
| 18450454 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR UE COOPERATION WITH UE RELAYING | CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R | 28d overdue |
| 18063858 | RELAY COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE | KHAN, MEHMOOD B | 5d overdue |
| 18619573 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS | 13d |
| 18463026 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS | LI, GUANG W | 13d |
| 18150698 | Packet Processing Method and Network Device | LI, GUANG W | 26d |
| 17089112 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK FOR JOINT TRANSMISSION | FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS | 26d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2469 | 31 |
| 2411 | 29 |
| 2412 | 27 |
| 2461 | 25 |
| 2478 | 24 |
| 2845 | 22 |
| 2472 | 22 |
| 2471 | 21 |
| 2643 | 20 |
| 2416 | 20 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19455278 | INTERACTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MCLOONE, PETER D | 2621 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2026 |
| 19454892 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MANDEVILLE, JASON M | 2623 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2026 |
| 19435525 | DATA ACCESS METHOD AND STORAGE DEVICE | EYERS, DUSTIN D | 2164 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2025 |
| 19429883 | HANDWRITING ELIMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TOUCH SCREEN, ELECTRONIC STYLUS PEN, AND PEN CAP THEREOF | CHATLY, AMIT | 2624 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2025 |
| 19385661 | ENCODING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE | HILAIRE, CLIFFORD | 2488 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 19375224 | MEMORY PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | 2133 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19375050 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MIDKIFF, AARON | 2621 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2025 |
| 19366226 | Adaptation Parameter Set Types in Video Coding | NOH, JAE NAM | 2481 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19336276 | BACKUP METHOD AND APPARATUS | ROBINSON, GRETA LEE | 2163 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19324134 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERPOLATION FILTERING FOR INTRA- AND INTER-PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING | BENNETT, STUART D | 2481 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19322186 | Display Compensation Circuit, Source Circuit Board, Display Module, and Display Apparatus | BUTCHER, BRIAN M | 2627 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19311422 | METHOD FOR PROLONGING SERVICE LIFE OF STORAGE DRIVE AND RELATED APPARATUS | TALUKDAR, ARVIND | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19310030 | ENCODER, DECODER AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF MOST PROBABLE MODE LIST CONSTRUCTION FOR BLOCKS WITH MULTI-HYPOTHESIS PREDICTION | JEAN BAPTISTE, JERRY T | 2481 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19310256 | Access Control Method and Apparatus | DRAKMIH, OMAR REFAT | 2431 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19308694 | LOG SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, STORAGE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | KIM, PAUL | 2166 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19306012 | SYNCHRONOUS REMOTE REPLICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE SYSTEM | PATEL, JIGAR P | 2114 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19306055 | Data Processing Method, Processor, Storage Device, Interface Card, and Storage Medium | NAHAR, SAYEDA S | 2435 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19304900 | Channel-Associated Information Transfer Method and Apparatus, and Device | WARREN, TRACY A | 2137 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19301347 | Motion Control Method and Motion Device | SIENKO, TANYA CHRISTINE | 3664 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301163 | FEED NETWORK AND ANTENNA DEVICE | HAMADYK, ANNA N | 2845 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19299598 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | COONEY, ADAM A | 2458 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19299984 | RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE | VANG, MENG | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19299010 | DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS | FRANK, EMILY J | 2629 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19298832 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | PATEL, DHAIRYA A | 2447 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19298933 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B | 2444 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19297482 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | BARKER, TODD L | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19294622 | METHOD FOR SELECTING EDGE APPLICATION SERVER AND APPARATUS | SURVILLO, OLEG | 2457 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2025 |
| 19290979 | Data Processing Method, Apparatus, Chip, and Computer Device | ROJAS, MIDYS | 2133 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 19290640 | DATA FLOW IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2424 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 19286422 | Method and Apparatus for Accessing Memory | GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE | 2138 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19285786 | SEARCH EVENT CHAIN DISPLAY METHOD, SEARCH EVENT CHAIN GENERATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | LU, KUEN S | 2165 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19285127 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BACKUP FILE AND RELATED DEVICE | AHSAN, SYED M | 2491 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19283433 | MAC MIGRATION METHOD AND DEVICE | HUANG, KAYLEE J | 2447 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19283835 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | KIM, PAUL | 2166 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19280573 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING VULNERABILITIES IN COMPUTER CODE | MAYE, AYUB A | 2436 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19275662 | Sub-picture Level Indicator Signaling In Video Coding | VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19275373 | SEI Message Dependency Simplification In Video Coding | PHILIPPE, GIMS S | 2424 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19272634 | MEMS Oscillator and Electronic Device | JOHNSON, RYAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19271984 | PARAMETER ADVERTISEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM | PATEL, DHAIRYA A | 2447 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19271182 | Remote Replication System, Method, and Apparatus | WALDRON, SCOTT A | 2152 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19270019 | Scalable Nesting SEI Message Management | CHIO, TAT CHI | 2486 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19267026 | Gradual Decoding Refresh In Video Coding | VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | 2482 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19265523 | Signaling of Picture Header in Video Coding | ANDERSON II, JAMES M | 2425 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19262773 | Traffic Prediction Method and Apparatus, and Storage Medium | NEURAUTER JR, GEORGE C | 2459 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19261683 | BEAM INDICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS | PEREZ, JAMES M | 2635 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19261154 | TOUCH MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TOUCH ACCESSORY, AND TOUCH DETECTION METHOD | CASTIAUX, BRENT D | 2623 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19261177 | ENCODER, A DECODER AND CORRESPONDING METHODS FOR INTER PREDICTION | NAVAS JR, EDEMIO | 2426 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19261598 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | SALL, EL HADJI MALICK | 2457 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19258652 | TARGET RELIABILITY LEVEL SELECTION FOR DYNAMIC RELIABILITY CONFIGURATION IN NETWORK SLICE | RECEK, JASON D | 2447 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19256876 | Mixed NAL Unit Type Picture Constraints | HANSELL JR., RICHARD A | 2486 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has 1,634 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 296 art units and 1135 examiners.
Jackie Zuniga Abad has the most, with 7 of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
