Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
110 pending office actions • 44 art units • 92 examiners • 0 of 110 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 267 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zoom Video Communications Inc. manages a portfolio with 111 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are distributed across 93 distinct examiners, indicating that the company interacts with a wide variety of individual officials. The portfolio's reach is further evidenced by its presence in 45 distinct art units, which reflects a broad range of technical classifications and administrative divisions within the patent office.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is ZENATI, AMAL S, who is currently overseeing 6 busiest examiner pending office actions. While this is the highest concentration for any single official, it still represents only a small portion of the 111 pending office actions. The fact that 93 distinct examiners are involved suggests that prosecution strategies must be adaptable to different examiner styles. Furthermore, the 45 distinct art units involved require practitioners to manage a complex array of technical standards. This decentralized distribution across many examiners and units underscores the need for a coordinated approach to maintain consistency across the company's extensive communications-related filings.
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 | 5 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 18 (16%) |
| §103 only | 49 (45%) |
| §102 only | 5 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 8 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (15%) |
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% | +14.6% |
| GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | 3 | 82.3% | +18.4% |
| ANWAH, OLISA | 3 | 89.0% | +4.8% |
| TRAN, QUOC DUC | 3 | 85.8% | +4.8% |
| CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | 2 | 86.5% | +5.7% |
| COONEY, ADAM A | 2 | 57.8% | +11.0% |
| ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2 | 89.4% | +6.3% |
| NAOREEN, NAZIA | 2 | 71.1% | +11.7% |
| JOSHI, SURAJ M | 2 | 71.9% | +16.4% |
| WANG, YI | 2 | 77.2% | +14.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 19054109 | BRIDGING VIDEO CONFERENCE CONNECTIONS | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19091036 | Identifying Intent Using Page | MOSER, BRUCE M | 2d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18946531 | ASSOCIATING CONFERENCE APPLICATION CONTENT WITH AN INSTANCE OF A NETWORK CONFERENCE | JOSHI, SURAJ M | 7d |
| 18778638 | DETERMINING SECURITY INTRUSIONS DURING VIRTUAL CONFERENCES | ZENATI, AMAL S | 7d |
| 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 | — |
| 19061377 | VIRTUAL EXPO BOOTH PREVIEWS | JOSHI, SURAJ M | — |
| 19056162 | Composite Video Management In Virtual Breakout Rooms | ZENATI, AMAL S | — |
| 19054109 | BRIDGING VIDEO CONFERENCE CONNECTIONS | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2693 | 7 |
| 2692 | 4 |
| 2691 | 4 |
| 2458 | 4 |
| 2658 | 4 |
| 2654 | 3 |
| 2659 | 3 |
| 2447 | 2 |
| 2154 | 2 |
| 2619 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19338794 | Prediction Of Dynamic Agenda Item Coverage | CASANOVA, JORGE A | 2165 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19274008 | Metadata Synchronization For Multi-Platform Data Operations | UDDIN, MD I | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19242110 | BREAKOUT CHAT CHANNELS | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | 2447 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19239245 | Configurable Annotation Layers | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19233934 | MESSAGE GENERATION BASED ON MULTICHANNEL CONTEXT | LAZARO, DAVID R | — | §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 |
| 19205346 | Audio Stream Accent Modification In Conferences | CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19204040 | SHARING VIRTUAL WHITEBOARD CONTENT | WALSH, JOHN B | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19203832 | In-Transit Device Conference Settings | SISON, JUNE Y | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19185984 | Dynamic Notification Preferences | JOO, JOSHUA | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19185960 | Dynamic Topic Generation | CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | — | §101DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19177154 | PROVIDING INSTANT PROCESSING OF VIRTUAL MEETING RECORDINGS | ANWAH, OLISA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19097032 | Using Visual Codes In Communication Session Transfer | COONEY, ADAM A | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19091036 | Identifying Intent Using Page | MOSER, BRUCE M | 2154 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19083929 | Establishing A Contact Center Session Based On An Updated Sentiment-Based Score | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19069936 | User-Prompted Actions In A Shared Space | NAOREEN, NAZIA | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19064461 | Automatic Endpoint Device Configuration | MIAN, MOHAMMAD YOU A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19061377 | VIRTUAL EXPO BOOTH PREVIEWS | JOSHI, SURAJ M | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19061138 | OUTPUTS FROM PERSISTENT HYBRID COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES | CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19056162 | Composite Video Management In Virtual Breakout Rooms | ZENATI, AMAL S | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19054356 | SPATIAL AUDIO IN VIRTUAL CONFERENCE MINGLING | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19054109 | BRIDGING VIDEO CONFERENCE CONNECTIONS | GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19044339 | TARGET SPEAKER MODE | SULTANA, NADIRA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19033158 | Workspace Resource Reservations Based On Blocking Rules | MCBETH, WILLIAM C | — | §103DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19033170 | Template-Based Virtual Background Management In Video Meetings | PATEL, SHIVANG I | — | §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 | — | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18791360 | Visual Content Filtering For Contact Center Agents | MOHAMMED, ASSAD | 2691 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18788625 | Client-Side Buffering Of Push-To-Talk Messages | WEST, LEWIS G | 2699 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18754769 | Agent Failback From Survivability Mode To Normal Mode In A Contact Center Service | HOQUE, NAFIZ E | 2693 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18754761 | Contact Center Workflow Mapping In 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 | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18634602 | Generating A Virtual Background Image During A Video Conference | WANG, YI | 2619 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18634606 | Outputting Video Conference Key Points Within A Virtual Background Image | WANG, YI | 2619 | §103 | 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 |
| 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 | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18986469 | MEDIATING PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS DURING A VIDEO WEBINAR MEETING | TRAN, QUOC DUC | — | §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 | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18959023 | Meeting Note Generation | DISTEFANO, GREGORY A | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18949505 | Authenticating A Call Recording Using Audio Scores | SHARMA, NEERAJ | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18946531 | ASSOCIATING CONFERENCE APPLICATION CONTENT WITH AN INSTANCE OF A NETWORK CONFERENCE | JOSHI, SURAJ M | 2447 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialZoom Video Communications Inc. has 110 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 44 art units and 92 examiners.
Amal S Zenati has the most, with 6 of Zoom Video Communications Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.