Technology area: Networking & Security
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Island Technology Inc. currently manages 3 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These actions are distributed across 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. ZHAO, DON GORDON is the busiest examiner for the company, holding 1 pending office action. The portfolio is decentralized, with each of the 3 pending office actions assigned to a different examiner.
This means there is no overlap in the personnel or the specialized USPTO groups reviewing the company networking and security applications. ZHAO, DON GORDON is the busiest examiner only because he holds 1 of the 3 actions. The prosecution strategy must be tailored to the specific preferences of 3 different examiners and the standards of 3 different art units. Practitioners must manage 3 separate relationships and sets of examiner preferences across the 3 distinct art units.
The lack of concentration under ZHAO, DON GORDON means that no single examiner habits will dictate the outcome of the entire portfolio. Strategy should be focused on the individual requirements of each art unit within the Networking & Security area. The 3 pending office actions represent a set of challenges across the USPTO. Each application requires a unique approach tailored to the specific examiner and the technical standards of their respective art unit. The outcome of the 3 pending office actions will impact the company intellectual property standing.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHAO, DON GORDON | 1 | 87.3% | +16.2% |
| OSMAN, RAMY M | 1 | 78.9% | -9.2% |
| BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 1 | 39.4% | +35.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089039 | ENFORCEMENT OF ENTERPRISE BROWSER USE | ZHAO, DON GORDON | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17740457 | ENTERPRISE BROWSER SYSTEM | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 15d overdue |
| 19089039 | ENFORCEMENT OF ENTERPRISE BROWSER USE | ZHAO, DON GORDON | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2493 | 1 |
| 2457 | 1 |
| 2437 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19089039 | ENFORCEMENT OF ENTERPRISE BROWSER USE | ZHAO, DON GORDON | 2493 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 18080781 | DEFENDING WEB BROWSERS AGAINST MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACKS | OSMAN, RAMY M | 2457 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 17740457 | ENTERPRISE BROWSER SYSTEM | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 2437 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialIsland Technology Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Don Gordon Zhao has the most, with 1 of Island Technology Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
