Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
111 pending office actions • 58 art units • 91 examiners • 0 of 111 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 254 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zoom Video Communications Inc. has 112 pending office actions in Communications. The docket spans 93 distinct examiners and 58 distinct art units, indicating extensive distribution across examination personnel and technical classifications. Effective management will require centralized visibility, related-case coordination, and application-specific prosecution analysis.
ZENATI, AMAL S is the busiest examiner with 6 pending matters. That group offers a defined opportunity to review recurring objections and response positions, but the broader docket remains dispersed. Counsel may use common claim-language standards and structured issue tracking while adapting arguments to each examiner and art unit.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 32 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. 32 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 | 7 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 16 (14%) |
| §103 only | 51 (46%) |
| §102 only | 5 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 7 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (17%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZENATI, AMAL S | 6 | 79.8% | +14.8% |
| ANWAH, OLISA | 3 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| TRAN, QUOC DUC | 3 | 85.9% | +4.8% |
| BOOK, PHYLLIS A | 2 | 82.8% | +14.3% |
| GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | 2 | 82.4% | +18.3% |
| COONEY, ADAM A | 2 | 57.8% | +11.0% |
| ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2 | 89.4% | +6.2% |
| NAOREEN, NAZIA | 2 | 71.2% | +11.5% |
| CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN | 2 | 73.2% | +5.8% |
| HASHEM, LISA | 2 | 75.1% | +12.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19242110 | BREAKOUT CHAT CHANNELS | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | — |
| 19239245 | Configurable Annotation Layers | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — |
| 19083929 | Establishing A Contact Center Session Based On An Updated Sentiment-Based Score | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | — |
| 19054356 | SPATIAL AUDIO IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE MINGLING | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | — |
| 19003507 | Reflection-Based Visual Data Modification | TRAN, QUOC DUC | — |
| 18986469 | MEDIATING PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS DURING A VIDEO WEBINAR MEETING | TRAN, QUOC DUC | — |
| 18943214 | APP PINNING IN VIDEO CONFERENCES | ANWAH, OLISA | — |
| 17951263 | SHARED DIALOGS FOR INITIATING A COLLABORATIVE SESSION | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18990270 | SELF-SELECT SUB-MEETINGS IN VIDEOCONFERENCING | CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN | 168d overdue |
| 17802120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVENT RECOMMENDATION | CARVALHO, ERROL A | 73d overdue |
| 18601264 | Location-Based Conference Room Recommendation | SIMPSON, DIONE N | 38d overdue |
| 18610801 | COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 31d overdue |
| 17954880 | Integrations Within Executed Workflow Interactions | ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA | 16d overdue |
| 17873279 | DETECTING AUDIBLE REACTIONS DURING VIRTUAL MEETINGS | ALABI, OLUWATOSIN O | 16d overdue |
| 18978248 | USING WEARABLE DEVICES TO CAPTURE ACTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS IN A MEETING | LAM, VINH TANG | 7d |
| 18946531 | ASSOCIATING CONFERENCE APPLICATION CONTENT WITH AN INSTANCE OF A NETWORK CONFERENCE | JOSHI, SURAJ M | 7d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18778638 | DETERMINING SECURITY INTRUSIONS DURING VIRTUAL CONFERENCES | ZENATI, AMAL S | 7d |
| 19242110 | BREAKOUT CHAT CHANNELS | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | — |
| 19239602 | PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS DURING A VIRTUAL EXPO | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | — |
| 19239245 | Configurable Annotation Layers | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — |
| 19097032 | Using Visual Codes In Communication Session Transfer | COONEY, ADAM A | — |
| 19069936 | User-Prompted Actions In A Shared Space | NAOREEN, NAZIA | — |
| 19056162 | Composite Video Management In Virtual Breakout Rooms | ZENATI, AMAL S | — |
| 18940300 | Computer Architecture For Intelligent Agent Escalation In A Contact Center | HASHEM, LISA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2693 | 10 |
| 2692 | 7 |
| 2458 | 6 |
| 2691 | 5 |
| 2451 | 4 |
| 2658 | 4 |
| 2447 | 3 |
| 3628 | 3 |
| 2455 | 3 |
| 3625 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19249300 | Meeting Controls For Network Conferencing | TIV, BACKHEAN | 2447 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19242110 | BREAKOUT CHAT CHANNELS | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | 2447 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19240627 | Learned User Preferences For Workspace Reservation | MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT | 3628 | §101Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19239602 | PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS DURING A VIRTUAL EXPO | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19239245 | Configurable Annotation Layers | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | 2496 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19233934 | MESSAGE GENERATION BASED ON MULTICHANNEL CONTEXT | LAZARO, DAVID R | 2455 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19212326 | MULTI-AGENT FRAMEWORK FOR GENERATING RESPONSES TO QUERIES | TO, BAOQUOC N | 2154 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19204040 | SHARING VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD CONTENT | WALSH, JOHN B | 2451 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19203832 | In-Transit Device Conference Settings | SISON, JUNE Y | 2455 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19185960 | Dynamic Topic Generation | CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | 2444 | §101DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19177154 | PROVIDING INSTANT PROCESSING OF VIRTUAL MEETING RECORDINGS | ANWAH, OLISA | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19097032 | Using Visual Codes In Communication Session Transfer | COONEY, ADAM A | 2458 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19083929 | Establishing A Contact Center Session Based On An Updated Sentiment-Based Score | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2693 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19069936 | User-Prompted Actions In A Shared Space | NAOREEN, NAZIA | 2458 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19061138 | OUTPUTS FROM PERSISTENT HYBRID COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES | CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN | 2451 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19056162 | Composite Video Management In Virtual Breakout Rooms | ZENATI, AMAL S | 2693 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19054501 | VIDEO CONFERENCING INTEGRATION FOR THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19054356 | SPATIAL AUDIO IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE MINGLING | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2693 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19044339 | TARGET SPEAKER MODE | SULTANA, NADIRA | 2653 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19033170 | Template-Based Virtual Background Management In Video Meetings | PATEL, SHIVANG I | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19012493 | Background Cleanup For Video Conference | ANWAH, OLISA | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19003507 | Reflection-Based Visual Data Modification | TRAN, QUOC DUC | 2691 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18968320 | PERSONALIZED REALISTIC VIDEO GENERATION | TRAN, QUOC DUC | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18947928 | Blockchain-Verified Data Tracking System With Permission-Based Access Controls | ALMAMUN, ABDULLAH | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18947924 | Multiple-Ledger Blockchain-Verified Data Tracking System | WANG, CHAO | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18940300 | Computer Architecture For Intelligent Agent Escalation In A Contact Center | HASHEM, LISA | 2692 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18924437 | Context Retrieval And Output By A Push-To-Talk Client Device | PAN, YUWEN | 2649 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18924433 | Contextual Retrieval Of Prior Audio Messages In Push-To-Talk Channels | PHAM, TUAN | 2649 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18924439 | Context Retrieval And Output By A Client Device In A Peer-To-Peer Push-To-Talk System | DIXNEUF, ALEXANDRE PAUL JEAN | 2631 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18901418 | Identifying Network Issues Impacting Communication Sessions | KIM, EUI H | 2453 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18824272 | Providing Telephony Services By Call Forwarding At A Telephony Server | ZENATI, AMAL S | 2693 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18815175 | Augmented Reality For Video Conferencing Platforms | HONG, RICHARD J | 2623 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18788625 | Client-Side Buffering Of Push-To-Talk Messages | WEST, LEWIS G | 2699 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18754761 | Contact Center Workflow Mapping In Survivability Mode | AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18754765 | Queue Position Management In Contact Center Survivability Mode | AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18647576 | Secure Evaluation Of An Artificial Intelligence Engine | WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18634606 | Outputting Video Conference Key Points Within A Virtual Background Image | WANG, YI | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18634602 | Generating A Virtual Background Image During A Video Conference | WANG, YI | 2619 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18623581 | Enabling Multi-Participant Display Sharing In A Conference | JONES, CARISSA ANNE | 2691 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18372745 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF INTERACTION TOOLS | ZAMAN, SADARUZ | 3715 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 17945701 | Accessing A Custom Portion Of A Recording | TEKLE, DANIEL T | 2481 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2022 |
| 19021742 | USER INITIATED NOTIFICATIONS FOR CHAT SECTIONS | NAOREEN, NAZIA | 2458 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19018858 | ENHANCING GROUP SOUND REACTIONS | ZENATI, AMAL S | 2693 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18990270 | SELF-SELECT SUB-MEETINGS IN VIDEOCONFERENCING | CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN | 2451 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 168d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18986469 | MEDIATING PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS DURING A VIDEO WEBINAR MEETING | TRAN, QUOC DUC | 2691 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18978248 | USING WEARABLE DEVICES TO CAPTURE ACTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS IN A MEETING | LAM, VINH TANG | 2628 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18974383 | Delta Models for Providing Privatized Speech-to-Text During Virtual Meetings | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 2692 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18959800 | Processing Conference Audio Data | LEE, PHILIP C | 2454 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18959023 | Meeting Note Generation | DISTEFANO, GREGORY A | 2174 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18949505 | Authenticating A Call Recording Using Audio Scores | SHARMA, NEERAJ | 2659 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
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