Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCBETH, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
311
Total Applications
+57.4%
Interview Lift
1006
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 288 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858851 NETWORK SLICING FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS (FWA) USE CASE Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18670023 Systems and Methods for Providing Rich Call Data Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
14046166 Network Device Mediation Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18432878 INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18438464 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND CORE NETWORK DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18794591 MULTI-SOURCE EVENT FEEDS WITH ACTIONABLE INPUTS Non-Final OA Atlassian US, Inc.
18225562 WEIGHTED TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN GRADED PORTS Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18971005 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING MESSAGES AND MESSAGING CONTENT Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18472485 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A MULTI-OPERATOR EDGE ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
18213499 AUTONOMOUS INTERNET SERVICE SCALING IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
18945948 ENHANCED MECHANISMS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN AN ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Planisware SAS
18901780 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION Non-Final OA Sprout Social, Inc.
18511918 DATA SERVICE MANAGEMENT OF PROXY DEVICES Final Rejection Connectify, Inc.
18726220 Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Optimizing Identification of Communication Device Based Spamming Non-Final OA TRUECALLER INTERNATIONAL LLP

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