Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
669 pending office actions • 215 art units • 536 examiners • 0 of 669 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 845 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation manages a large portfolio in the Networking & Security technology area, with 682 pending office actions. These cases are distributed among 550 distinct examiners, indicating a wide range of individual perspectives at the patent office. The involvement of 167 distinct art units further demonstrates the technical breadth of the portfolio, as the 682 pending actions are spread across many specialized groups. LEE, JAI M is the busiest examiner, currently handling 6 pending office actions.
While LEE, JAI M has the highest individual workload, his 6 pending actions are only a small part of the 682 total pending actions. The fact that 550 distinct examiners are involved means that the company must manage a high volume of unique examiner interactions. The 167 distinct art units suggest that the company's networking innovations are being reviewed by a wide variety of technical experts. This massive distribution across 550 distinct examiners and 167 distinct art units requires a robust and scalable prosecution strategy to maintain consistency across the 682 pending matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 176 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. 176 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 | 18 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 118 (18%) |
| §103 only | 245 (37%) |
| §102 only | 78 (12%) |
| §112 only | 25 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (0%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 178 (27%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, JAI M | 6 | 77.2% | +11.2% |
| RENNER, BRANDON M | 5 | 81.2% | +20.9% |
| CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M | 4 | 71.8% | +11.0% |
| CHOI, WON JUN | 4 | 71.8% | +10.6% |
| LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS | 4 | 48.4% | +15.9% |
| BARUA, PRANESH K | 4 | 77.9% | +13.1% |
| VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N | 4 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| WOLF, DARREN E | 4 | 84.9% | +14.8% |
| WYCHE, MYRON | 3 | 85.0% | +12.9% |
| DIVECHA, NISHANT B | 3 | 54.2% | +36.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17269139 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEM | RENNER, BRANDON M | — |
| 18855228 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION EQUIPMENT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | WOLF, DARREN E | — |
| 18880692 | OPTICAL RECEIVER | WOLF, DARREN E | — |
| 18880366 | CALCULATION DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD AND PROGRAM | WOLF, DARREN E | — |
| 18875943 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, MOVE DESTINATION POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | WYCHE, MYRON | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18558361 | EXTRACTING DEVICE, EXTRACTING METHOD, AND EXTRACTING PROGRAM | POUDEL, SAMIKSHYA NMN | 198d overdue |
| 17761592 | VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION APPARATUS, VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | VILLANUEVA, MARKUS ANTHONY | 191d overdue |
| 18699683 | REGION VALUE EVALUATION SYSTEM | GIERINGER, MELINDA J | 149d overdue |
| 18836408 | CONFIGURATION INPUT APPARATUS, CONFIGURATION INPUT METHOD, AND CONFIGURATION INPUT PROGRAM | NAJI, YOUNES | 146d overdue |
| 18728510 | TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEVICE, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING METHOD, AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PROGRAM | GEBRE, MESSERET F | 121d overdue |
| 17770953 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | HICKS, AUSTIN JAMES | 111d overdue |
| 18692055 | QUEUE CALCULATION SYSTEM, QUEUE CALCULATION APPARATUS, QUEUE CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | ALLEN, NICHOLAS E | 111d overdue |
| 18279531 | STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM | WALKER, OLIVIA | 81d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18691749 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD | BARUA, PRANESH K | 30d overdue |
| 15770891 | USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, AND CONTEXT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD | LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS | 4d overdue |
| 17263457 | USER EQUIPMENT AND TRANSMISSION METHOD | LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS | 9d |
| 18546672 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | CHOI, WON JUN | 12d |
| 17043355 | USER EQUIPMENT | LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS | 26d |
| 17625603 | TERMINAL | CHOI, WON JUN | 33d |
| 18580718 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, FIXED REPRESENTATIVE NODE, REPLICA SERVER, MOBILE NODE AND POSITION MANAGEMENT SERVER | CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M | 34d |
| 18876487 | TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | WYCHE, MYRON | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2634 | 26 |
| 2469 | 15 |
| 2411 | 14 |
| 2461 | 14 |
| 2477 | 13 |
| 2465 | 12 |
| 2474 | 12 |
| 2635 | 12 |
| 2463 | 11 |
| 2478 | 11 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19474385 | DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE | TAPIA, ANDREW KYLE | 3687 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19162186 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | KRINGEN, MICHELLE THERESE | 3689 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19161927 | DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM | BOND, REED MADISON | 3624 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2025 |
| 19160638 | TEACHING DATA CORRECTION DEVICE | WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL | 2165 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19160244 | TRAVEL PLAN GENERATION SYSTEM | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19153077 | TERMINAL AND POWER TRANSFER METHOD | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19114861 | POPULATION OUTPUT DEVICE AND ESTIMATION MODEL | ESONU, VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 18701670 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO | 2616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19107888 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y | 2632 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19105549 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BEAM SEARCHING METHOD AND PROGRAM | HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y | 2632 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19104513 | RADIO BASE STATION AND TERMINAL | NIKMANESH, SEAHVOSH J | 2649 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19102439 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PRIVACY PROTECTION DATA LINKAGE SYSTEM | CHEN, SHIN HON | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 18729351 | MESSAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND MESSAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS | SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2424 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18881123 | STAY POI ESTIMATION DEVICE | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880600 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | MILLER, SHAWN D | 2412 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18880073 | VIRTUAL OBJECT GENERATION DEVICE | ZHAI, KYLE | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18877004 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | CHEN, PETER | 2462 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18716767 | AVATAR GENERATION APPARATUS | HOANG, HAN DINH | 2661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18728389 | TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | SAM, PHIRIN | 2476 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18876487 | TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | WYCHE, MYRON | 2644 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18876252 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG | 2649 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18876040 | NETWORK NODE, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | VO, ERIC MINHSANG | 2644 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18875944 | VIRTUAL SPACE PROVISION SYSTEM | SHANKAR, VIJAY | 2624 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18725618 | TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | COSME, NATASHA W | 2465 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18873928 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | DAYA, TEJIS A | 2472 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18873785 | USER BEHAVIOR EVALUATION DEVICE | CHEN, BILL | 3626 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18873091 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | KELLER, MICHAEL A | 2469 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18873122 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | LIU, SHU | 2417 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18871940 | CONTROL DEVICE | REFAI, RAMSEY | 3664 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18871709 | POWER ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | KASENGE, CHARLES R | 2116 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18869928 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | SHANKAR, VIJAY | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18868600 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | JAKOVAC, RYAN J | 2445 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18953625 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | CERLANEK, RACHEL ELIZABETH | 2412 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18865590 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 2469 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18863453 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | VUONG, QUOCHIEN B | 2645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18863147 | NETWORK NODE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | ANWAR, MOHAMMAD S | 2463 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862775 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | SUN, DAVID ZHIJUN | 2418 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18862712 | NETWORK NODE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | WONG, XAVIER S | 2415 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18844209 | EAR NUMBER PREDICTION DEVICE | CASCAIS, JUSTIN PHILIP | 2674 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18861754 | NETWORK NODE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | MAHMUD, RANA HASSAN | 2642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18931968 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND SYSTEM | AHMED, ATIQUE | 2413 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18859913 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | MILORD, MARCEAU | 2641 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18859893 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | NG, CHRISTINE Y | 2464 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18859789 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | SWEET, LONNIE V | 2467 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18859869 | TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION | ZHANG, ZHENSHENG | 2474 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18859838 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD | JEAN BAPTISTE, JERRY T | 2481 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18859327 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | ZHU, BO HUI ALVIN | 2465 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18858914 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A | 2624 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18859022 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R | 2633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18717444 | TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD | BROCKMAN, ANGEL T | 2412 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation has 669 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 215 art units and 536 examiners.
Jai M Lee has the most, with 6 of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.