Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Selector Software Inc.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Communications

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Selector Software Inc. has 2 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating separate examination paths for the portfolio.

NGUYEN, VINH is the busiest examiner and handles 1 pending matter. Counsel can coordinate the overall software position while tailoring each response to its examiner and art unit.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (67%)
§103 only1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
67% of docket
1
Communications
33% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, VINH 1 62.7% +69.2%
GAY, SONIA L 1 82.4% +11.4%
MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA 1 83.8% +6.5%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18593872 DASHBOARD METADATA AS TRAINING DATA FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYING GAY, SONIA L —

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18604815 ROOT CAUSATION FOR NETWORK OPERATIONS NGUYEN, VINH —
18449596 METRICS, EVENTS, ALERT EXTRACTIONS FROM SYSTEM LOGS MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18604815 ROOT CAUSATION FOR NETWORK OPERATIONS NGUYEN, VINH —
18593872 DASHBOARD METADATA AS TRAINING DATA FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYING GAY, SONIA L —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2453 1
2657 1
2113 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18604815 ROOT CAUSATION FOR NETWORK OPERATIONS NGUYEN, VINH 2453 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18593872 DASHBOARD METADATA AS TRAINING DATA FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERYING GAY, SONIA L 2657 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 02, 2024
18449596 METRICS, EVENTS, ALERT EXTRACTIONS FROM SYSTEM LOGS MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA 2113 §101§102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 14, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Selector Software Inc. have?

Selector Software Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Selector Software Inc. applications?

Vinh Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Selector Software Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Selector Software Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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