Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCBETH, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

William C Mcbeth, in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2449, has 298 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 66.8 percent, indicating a moderate to high likelihood of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 971, which provides a standard benchmark for the expected duration of prosecution in this art unit.

The interview lift is remarkably high at 57.9 percent. This suggests that interviews are an extremely powerful mechanism for overcoming rejections and achieving an allowance compared to the 66.8 percent baseline. For practitioners, the 57.9 percent lift indicates that an interview is almost essential for maximizing the chances of a grant. Given the 971 days to allowance, early and frequent communication with the examiner could be the most effective strategy for navigating prosecution successfully and efficiently.

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

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
320
Total Applications
+57.9%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 298 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
50.3%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18432878 INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18872804 TRAFFIC MONITORING DEVICE, TRAFFIC MONITORING METHOD, AND TRAFFIC MONITORING PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc
19173927 MODEL REQUEST METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18438464 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND CORE NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18083762 Virtual Gateway Control and Management Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19033158 Workspace Resource Reservations Based On Blocking Rules Non-Final OA Zoom Communications, Inc.
18643112 Processing DHCP Renewals in an SDA Environment Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18971005 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING MESSAGES AND MESSAGING CONTENT Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18378430 NOTIFICATION MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18910984 MANAGEMENT OF DEGRADED CELLULAR NETWORK FUNCTIONS DEPLOYED OVER A CLOUD Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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