Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Mitel Networks Corporation

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

7 pending office actions • 7 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Mitel Networks Corporation is managing 7 pending office actions within the Communications technology area. This workload is handled by 7 distinct examiners, creating a broad distribution for the company's current legal strategy. The prosecution is situated within 7 distinct art units, reflecting a diverse technical focus for the pending applications.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. As there are 7 pending office actions total, this examiner manages a portion of the current activity for Mitel Networks Corporation. The alignment of 7 distinct examiners and 7 distinct art units suggests that the company is navigating multiple examination paths across different office departments.

Practitioners should note that the prosecution of the pending workload depends on the review of 7 distinct examiners. With 7 distinct art units involved, the prior art landscape is likely varied across different groups. The company's presence in Communications is currently represented by these interactions at the patent office.

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

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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.

3
Hard (43%)
4
Medium (57%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (29%)
§103 only3 (43%)
§102 only1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (14%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
29% of docket
3
Communications
43% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
29% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X 1 84.4% +15.4%
ALMEIDA, DEVIN E 1 71.5% +11.2%
COBB, MICHAEL J 1 76.7% +36.2%
WU, RUTAO 1 39.4% +23.6%
TRAN, ALEX HOANG 1 62.8% +30.2%
CHEN, BIAO 1 84.6% +28.6%
SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 1 25.9% +36.8%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18434581 METHOD FOR DYNAMIC NAVIGATION MAPPING IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON HYBRID DATA INTEGRATION CHEN, BIAO 8d overdue
18976205 HYBRID TRANSCRIPTION ENHANCEMENT WITH CONTEXT AWARENESS GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X —

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18410764 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ADAPTIVE PERSONALIZATION AND COACHING SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 42d overdue
18912429 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY-ENABLED DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS COBB, MICHAEL J —
18898568 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENTS WU, RUTAO —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18410764 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ADAPTIVE PERSONALIZATION AND COACHING SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 42d overdue
18434581 METHOD FOR DYNAMIC NAVIGATION MAPPING IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON HYBRID DATA INTEGRATION CHEN, BIAO 8d overdue
18976205 HYBRID TRANSCRIPTION ENHANCEMENT WITH CONTEXT AWARENESS GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X —
18950068 CONTINUOUS MULTI-LAYER AUTHENTICATION MODEL AND SYSTEM ALMEIDA, DEVIN E —
18912429 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY-ENABLED DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS COBB, MICHAEL J —
18898568 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENTS WU, RUTAO —
18892139 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED DATA INSIGHTS APPARATUS TRAN, ALEX HOANG —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2656 1
2492 1
2615 1
3623 1
2453 1
2611 1
3625 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18976205 HYBRID TRANSCRIPTION ENHANCEMENT WITH CONTEXT AWARENESS GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X 2656 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18950068 CONTINUOUS MULTI-LAYER AUTHENTICATION MODEL AND SYSTEM ALMEIDA, DEVIN E 2492 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 16, 2024
18912429 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY-ENABLED DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS COBB, MICHAEL J 2615 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18898568 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENTS WU, RUTAO 3623 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 26, 2024
18892139 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED DATA INSIGHTS APPARATUS TRAN, ALEX HOANG 2453 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2024
18434581 METHOD FOR DYNAMIC NAVIGATION MAPPING IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON HYBRID DATA INTEGRATION CHEN, BIAO 2611 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2024
18410764 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ADAPTIVE PERSONALIZATION AND COACHING SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 3625 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jan 11, 2024

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