Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCBETH, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
+8.9% vs TC avg
311
Total Applications
+57.6%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
88.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858851 NETWORK SLICING FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS (FWA) USE CASE Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18083762 Virtual Gateway Control and Management Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
14046166 Network Device Mediation Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18644566 System and Method for Intelligent Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) Streaming Final Rejection DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
18432878 INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18378430 NOTIFICATION MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE 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.
18213499 AUTONOMOUS INTERNET SERVICE SCALING IN A NETWORK Non-Final OA CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
18472485 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A MULTI-OPERATOR EDGE ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
18511918 DATA SERVICE MANAGEMENT OF PROXY DEVICES Final Rejection Connectify, Inc.
18945948 ENHANCED MECHANISMS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN AN ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Planisware SAS
18470928 CLAIM CHECK MECHANISM FOR A MESSAGE PAYLOAD IN AN ENTERPRISE MESSAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection RED HAT, INC.
18901780 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION Non-Final OA Sprout Social, 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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