Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
71 pending office actions • 29 art units • 60 examiners • 0 of 71 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 180 patents granted in the last 365 days
Palo Alto Networks Inc. maintains a substantial presence in the Networking & Security technology area with 65 pending office actions currently under review. The prosecution of these applications involves 54 distinct examiners, reflecting a wide distribution of oversight across the patent office. This diversity suggests that the company's legal strategy must account for a broad range of examiner behaviors and interpretations.
The portfolio is distributed across 27 distinct art units, which is a high count for this technology area. This variety indicates that the company's technology spans a wide array of sub-specialties within the Networking & Security domain. Managing the 65 pending actions across such a varied administrative landscape requires coordination to ensure consistency in claim construction and disclosure.
WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D is the busiest examiner for this company, with 7 pending office actions currently assigned. This represents a concentration of work, as no other examiner handles more than these 7 actions. The interaction with the 54 distinct examiners across the 27 distinct art units highlights the complexity of the company's ongoing efforts to secure intellectual property rights.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 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. 18 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 | 3 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (14%) |
| §103 only | 23 (32%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 6 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 25 (35%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | 7 | 85.1% | +18.1% |
| BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2 | 75.6% | +12.6% |
| ABYANEH, ALI S | 2 | 77.8% | +55.7% |
| ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 2 | 72.8% | +62.3% |
| HERZOG, MADHURI R | 2 | 78.3% | +12.4% |
| ALI, AFAQ | 2 | 89.5% | +11.9% |
| PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M | 1 | 81.5% | +12.7% |
| MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | 1 | 84.5% | +12.2% |
| ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD | 1 | 74.1% | +30.4% |
| SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. | 1 | 87.6% | +21.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19367261 | IOT SECURITY KNOWLEDGE-BASED CHATBOT SYSTEM | PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M | — |
| 19287927 | INLINE INSPECTION CYBERSECURITY ENFORCEMENT OF MULTIPART FILE TRANSMISSIONS | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18227817 | DETECTING FRAUDULENT E-COMMERCE WEBSITES | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 49d overdue |
| 18621872 | GRAMMAR POWERED RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION FOR DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGES | MAY, ROBERT F | 43d overdue |
| 18931476 | AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING UNKNOWN PACKERS | LITTLE, VANCE M | 30d overdue |
| 18680876 | VISCAD: VISUAL-GUIDED CAMPAIGN AUTO-DISCOVERY | HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | 30d overdue |
| 18525342 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A PACKET FORWARDING CONTROL PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 25d overdue |
| 18784438 | PERMANENT IDENTIFIER BASED SECURITY FOR REMOTE UES IN MOBILE NETWORKS | JOO, JOSHUA | 24d overdue |
| 18925278 | MALWARE ANALYSIS THROUGH VIRTUAL MACHINE FORKING | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L | 9d overdue |
| 18432878 | INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG | MCBETH, WILLIAM C | 9d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525342 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A PACKET FORWARDING CONTROL PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 25d overdue |
| 18525375 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A DIAMETER PROTOCOL OR A RADIUS PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 5d overdue |
| 18229062 | ADVANCED THREAT PREVENTION | ALI, AFAQ | 4d overdue |
| 17862877 | SEQUENTIAL DUAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFECTIVE CLOUD DETECTION ENGINES | ALI, AFAQ | 3d overdue |
| 18429191 | SECURITY POLICY ANALYSIS | ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 6d |
| 19367261 | IOT SECURITY KNOWLEDGE-BASED CHATBOT SYSTEM | PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M | — |
| 19287927 | INLINE INSPECTION CYBERSECURITY ENFORCEMENT OF MULTIPART FILE TRANSMISSIONS | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | — |
| 19284399 | SECURITY POLICY ENFORCEMENT AND VISIBILITY FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC WITH MASKED SOURCE ADDRESSES | ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2434 | 5 |
| 2431 | 3 |
| 2457 | 3 |
| 2499 | 3 |
| 2449 | 3 |
| 2437 | 2 |
| 2439 | 2 |
| 2154 | 2 |
| 2445 | 2 |
| 2432 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19367261 | IOT SECURITY KNOWLEDGE-BASED CHATBOT SYSTEM | PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M | 2159 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19287927 | INLINE INSPECTION CYBERSECURITY ENFORCEMENT OF MULTIPART FILE TRANSMISSIONS | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19284399 | SECURITY POLICY ENFORCEMENT AND VISIBILITY FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC WITH MASKED SOURCE ADDRESSES | ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19265916 | MALWARE DETECTION FOR DOCUMENTS USING KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION ASSISTED LEARNING | SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19250417 | MULTIPLE DATA CENTER COMPATIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF APPLICATIONS MATCHING A WILDCARD DOMAIN NAME | ZONG, RUOLEI | 2447 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19244458 | COMBINED STRUCTURE AND IMPORT BEHAVIOR SIGNATURES BASED MALWARE LEARNING AND DETECTION | HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C | 2431 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19226387 | INLINE RANSOMWARE DETECTION VIA SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK (SMB) TRAFFIC | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19224382 | STRATEGICALLY AGED DOMAIN DETECTION | MEHEDI, MORSHED | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19217567 | MULTI-OPERATOR CORE SASE FOR 5G SASE | SALL, EL HADJI MALICK | 2457 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19208995 | SUPPORTING OVERLAPPING NETWORK ADDRESSES UNIVERSALLY | DENNISON, JERRY B | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19195964 | SECURE BROWSER AND BROWSING SECURITY | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19195213 | LOCAL ISOLATION IN A BROWSER | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19195086 | MALWARE ANALYSIS OF DATA/FILES PRIOR TO STORAGE IN ISOLATED SECURE ENVIRONMENT | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19184917 | DETECTING SHADOWED DOMAINS | ABYANEH, ALI S | — | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19093396 | MANAGING PERMITTED BROWSER RELATED RISKY ACTIVITY IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19092182 | SECURE BROWSER SYNCHRONIZATION ACROSS BROWSER INSTANCES | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19092316 | SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE USAGE MONITORING WITH SECURE BROWSER OR BROWSER ENVIRONMENT | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19092414 | COMBINED MACHINE LEARNING AND FORMAL TECHNIQUES FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC ANALYSIS | SHAW, PETER C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19091601 | IOT DEVICE IDENTIFICATION BY MACHINE LEARNING WITH TIME SERIES BEHAVIORAL AND STATISTICAL FEATURES | AHMED, MAHABUB S | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19089105 | BROWSER MANAGED ACCESS OF CORPORATE RESOURCES | WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19084500 | IOT APPLICATION LEARNING | TALIOUA, ABDELBASST | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19064332 | PROVIDING IDENTITY PROTECTION | JEAN, FRANTZ B | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19064542 | SECURE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE INTERCONNECT PLATFORM | FARROW, FELICIA | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19064545 | ZERO TRUST NETWORK ACCESS SOLUTION FOR 5G SASE WITH EXPLICIT PROXY | PALIWAL, YOGESH | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19056624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-BROWSER WINDOW COMMUNICATION AND TASK HANDLING VIA BROADCAST MESSAGING | ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N | 2457 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19045877 | PROVIDING QUANTUM-SAFE COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY OVER AN INSECURE NETWORK | VU, TAYLOR P | 2437 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19041120 | MALICIOUS URL DETECTION AND REMEDIATION FOR COLLABORATION-BASED SAAS APPLICATIONS | CHEN, SHIN HON | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19040775 | SERVICE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SECURITY FOR UNMANAGED DEVICES FOR MOBILE NETWORKS | TOLENTINO, RODERICK | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19038785 | REMOTE ATTACK SURFACE DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT | TRAN, VU V | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19004997 | HIERARCHICAL LANGUAGE MODEL-BASED TASK ORIENTED DIALOGUE SYSTEM | ROBERTS, SHAUN A | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18999980 | IDENTIFYING MALWARE BASED ON SYSTEM API FUNCTION POINTERS | HENNING, MATTHEW T | 2491 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18987548 | AUTHENTICATION USING PERSISTENT TOKEN AND MDM CERTIFICATE | MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER | 2499 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18976072 | IOT SECURITY EVENT CORRELATION | KENNEDY, LESA M | 2458 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18970320 | SECURITY PLATFORM WITH EXTERNAL INLINE PROCESSING OF ASSEMBLED SELECTED TRAFFIC | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18947986 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING MALWARE SIGNATURE | TRUONG, THONG P | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18940529 | CONTEXT-BASED FOLLOW UP QUERY GENERATION IN TEXT-TO-DATABASE QUERY CONVERSION SYSTEMS | CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T | 2154 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18940460 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSISTED CONFIGURATION COMPLIANCE POLICY CREATION AND ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK | ARYAL, AAYUSH | 2435 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18933932 | IP ADDRESS MOBILITY IN A HOST-ROUTING NETWORK | YE, ZI | 2455 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18931476 | AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING UNKNOWN PACKERS | LITTLE, VANCE M | 2494 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18925278 | MALWARE ANALYSIS THROUGH VIRTUAL MACHINE FORKING | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L | 2495 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18920741 | SECURELY PUBLISHING APPLICATIONS FROM PRIVATE NETWORKS | NGUYEN, ANGELA | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18919978 | AUTOMATED FUNCTION-LEVEL CODE SIGNATURE GENERATION FOR WINDOWS-PE AND ELF MALWARE DETECTION | ABDULLAHI, ABDULLAHI MOHAMED | 2434 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18894889 | ADNS TELEMETRY | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2449 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18789388 | AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR | ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18785068 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT WEBPAGE CODE-PATTERNS MATCHING FOR MALICIOUS WEBSITES DETECTION | ABYANEH, ALI S | 2437 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18784438 | PERMANENT IDENTIFIER BASED SECURITY FOR REMOTE UES IN MOBILE NETWORKS | JOO, JOSHUA | 2445 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18767688 | PRIVACY-AWARE DYNAMIC ATTACK PATH EXPLAINER | SHAW, BRIAN F | 2432 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18680885 | SECURING EMBEDDED LINK ACCESS IN EMAILS USING ISOLATION CONTEXT | LEGGETT, ANDREA C. | 2171 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18680876 | VISCAD: VISUAL-GUIDED CAMPAIGN AUTO-DISCOVERY | HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | 2499 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18656645 | MAINTAINING STABLE UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR VERDICTS WITH INTELLIGENT RECRAWLING | WORKU, SARON MATTHEWOS | 2408 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18646561 | NOISE ADDITION FOR DIFFERENTIAL PRIVACY WITH PRESERVATION OF DATA UTILITY | XIA, XUYANG | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18621872 | GRAMMAR POWERED RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION FOR DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGES | MAY, ROBERT F | 2154 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18592040 | SECURITY RATING & INCIDENT RISK SCORING FOR ATTACK SURFACE MANAGEMENT | TRAN, JIMMY H | 2451 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18588860 | TWO-STAGE ANOMALOUS DEVICE DETECTION | ANYAN, BARBARA BURGESS | 2457 | §102 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18432878 | INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG | MCBETH, WILLIAM C | 2449 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18429191 | SECURITY POLICY ANALYSIS | ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 2434 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18525342 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A PACKET FORWARDING CONTROL PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 2438 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18525375 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A DIAMETER PROTOCOL OR A RADIUS PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 2438 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18487087 | DATA DEPENDENT RESTRICTIONS | JAKOVAC, RYAN J | 2445 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Oct 15, 2023 |
| 18229062 | ADVANCED THREAT PREVENTION | ALI, AFAQ | 2434 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18228397 | ASSET SECURITY AND RISK POSTURE VISUALIZATION | BENGZON, GREG C | 2444 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18227817 | DETECTING FRAUDULENT E-COMMERCE WEBSITES | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18227601 | INTRUSION PREVENTION BASED ON INFECTION CHAINS | CELANI, NICHOLAS P | 2449 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18353348 | TAILORED RECOMMENDATION OF SOFTWARE UPDATES TO NETWORK ELEMENTS | SMITH, CHENECA | 2192 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18347764 | HYPERVISOR-BASED MONITORING OF SAMPLES EXECUTING IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE VIA AMSI INTERCEPTION | STEINLE, ANDREW J | 2497 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18072452 | DEPENDENCY EMULATION FOR EXECUTABLE SAMPLES | POPHAM, JEFFREY D | 2432 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17814005 | DATA SLICING FOR INTERNET ASSET ATTRIBUTION | PHAKOUSONH, DARAVANH | 2121 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2022 |
| 17862877 | SEQUENTIAL DUAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFECTIVE CLOUD DETECTION ENGINES | ALI, AFAQ | 2434 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jul 12, 2022 |
| 17826766 | IDENTIFY AND BLOCK DOMAINS USED FOR NXNS-BASED DDOS ATTACK | MAAZOUZ, GHIZLANE | 2499 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2022 |
| 17219484 | GENERATION OF A CAUSALITY TREE REPRESENTATION OF THREAT ANALYSIS REPORT DATA | WANG, CHAO | 2439 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2021 |
| 17127876 | Managing Application Access Controls And Routing In Cloud Computing Platforms | TODD, GREGORY G | 2443 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 89d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2020 |
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