Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

TuneIn, Inc.

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

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

Analysis

TuneIn, Inc. is managing 3 pending office actions in Networking & Security. These actions are spread across 3 distinct art units, meaning each case falls into a different technical classification within the networking field. There are 3 distinct examiners involved, so each of the 3 pending actions is being reviewed by a unique individual. This high ratio of examiners to actions requires a case-by-case prosecution strategy to address the workload effectively across the 3 distinct art units.

GUZMAN, JAVIER O is the busiest examiner, currently holding 1 pending office action. With 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units for only 3 pending actions, the portfolio is entirely decentralized. The busiest examiner pending count of 1 confirms that no single official is handling multiple matters for the company. Practitioners must account for the specific standards of several different art units and the individual approaches of various examiners to resolve these matters. Success in these 3 pending office actions will depend on a strategy that balances the requirements of the assigned departments.

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

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)
No statute on record1 (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
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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
GUZMAN, JAVIER O 1 82.0% +19.0%
JOSHI, SURAJ M 1 72.0% +16.2%
BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 1 22.7% +26.1%

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
19219017 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GEOSPATIAL IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIA STREAMS GUZMAN, JAVIER O —

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
18458359 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CROWD SOURCED METRICS FOR NETWORK CONTENT BROADCASTERS BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 70d
19034148 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART SCAN IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIA STREAMS JOSHI, SURAJ M —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18458359 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CROWD SOURCED METRICS FOR NETWORK CONTENT BROADCASTERS BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 70d
19219017 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GEOSPATIAL IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIA STREAMS GUZMAN, JAVIER O —
19034148 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART SCAN IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIA STREAMS JOSHI, SURAJ M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2447 1
2446 1
3624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19219017 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GEOSPATIAL IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIA STREAMS GUZMAN, JAVIER O 2447 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 27, 2025
19034148 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART SCAN IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIA STREAMS JOSHI, SURAJ M 2446 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 22, 2025
18458359 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CROWD SOURCED METRICS FOR NETWORK CONTENT BROADCASTERS BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 3624 — Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 30, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does TuneIn, Inc. have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most TuneIn, Inc. applications?

Javier O Guzman has the most, with 1 of TuneIn, Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are TuneIn, 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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