Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCBETH, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
315
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
974
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 294 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18438464 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE, AND CORE NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18867922 METHOD FOR MANAGING SERVICE PROFILES OF A SECURE ELEMENT Non-Final OA IDEMIA FRANCE
19033158 Workspace Resource Reservations Based On Blocking Rules Non-Final OA Zoom Communications, Inc.
18083762 Virtual Gateway Control and Management Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
14046166 Network Device Mediation Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18769351 WIRELESS NETWORK UPGRADE INQUIRY RESPONSE AND PLANNING FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18643112 Processing DHCP Renewals in an SDA Environment Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18432878 INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18910984 MANAGEMENT OF DEGRADED CELLULAR NETWORK FUNCTIONS DEPLOYED OVER A CLOUD Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.
18472485 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A MULTI-OPERATOR EDGE ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
18926732 Generalized Edge Compute (GEC) architecture with egress link safety Non-Final OA Akamai Technologies, Inc.

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