Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
111 pending office actions • 1 client • 104 examiners • 55 art units • 0 of 111 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
IPX PLLC has managed 838 career applications in the Networking & Security technology area. The firm currently has 66 pending office actions and a resolved allowance rate pct of 91.33.
Prosecution at the firm involves an avg office actions per allowance of 2.88. This 2.88 figure provides a basis for practitioners to anticipate the number of examiner interactions required in the Networking & Security sector. The 91.33 resolved allowance rate pct reflects the proportion of cases that reached allowance relative to the 838 career applications. The 66 pending office actions represent the current cases awaiting a USPTO response.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 + other | 4 (4%) |
| §103 only | 54 (49%) |
| §102 only | 15 (14%) |
| §112 only | 2 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 34 (31%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHAO, YONGHONG | 2 | 70.4% | +16.7% |
| BEDNASH, JOSEPH A | 2 | 50.5% | +8.7% |
| MCCALLUM, LATRESA A | 2 | 84.2% | +14.9% |
| SIDDIQUEE, INTEKHAAB AALAM | 2 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| FENNER, RAENITA ANN | 2 | 85.7% | +16.7% |
| TORRES, MARCOS L | 2 | 67.7% | +10.7% |
| WHITAKER, JUSTIN MICHAEL | 2 | 68.4% | +21.8% |
| KETEMA, BENYAM | 1 | 66.0% | +10.1% |
| GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA | 1 | 73.6% | +14.2% |
| AHN, SUNG S | 1 | 78.6% | +12.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18733816 | MODEL CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | SIDDIQUEE, INTEKHAAB AALAM | — |
| 18650078 | REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL | FENNER, RAENITA ANN | — |
| 18098678 | DORMANCY INDICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | SIDDIQUEE, INTEKHAAB AALAM | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18215159 | NETWORK-CHANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL | CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL | 125d overdue |
| 17967877 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SIDELINK RELAY NODE, SIDELINK RELAY NODE, AND TERMINAL | KAMARA, MOHAMED A | 10d overdue |
| 18126999 | NETWORK ACCESS METHOD, NETWORK ACCESS APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | MORSE, CASON HENSON | 4d overdue |
| 18373935 | HINGE COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MORGAN, EMILY M | 46d |
| 18912562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | TAYONG, HELENE E | 56d |
| 18988767 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LEE, SANG CHEON | — |
| 18977917 | ANTENNA CAPABILITY SWITCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | KUNTZ, CURTIS A | — |
| 18977915 | MEASUREMENT PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | NAWAZ, ASAD M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18109831 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RELATED DEVICE | TORRES, MARCOS L | 27d |
| 19222987 | INFORMATION PROMPT METHOD, INFORMATION PROMPT APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | KETEMA, BENYAM | — |
| 19194226 | CONTROL DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA | — |
| 19173791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPERATION MODE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | AHN, SUNG S | — |
| 18942510 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR SENSING MEASUREMENT, AND DEVICE | ZHAO, YONGHONG | — |
| 18752741 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL | MCCALLUM, LATRESA A | — |
| 18748073 | CG TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, USER EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MCCALLUM, LATRESA A | — |
| 18650078 | REPORTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL | FENNER, RAENITA ANN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. | 111 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2469 | 7 |
| 2462 | 5 |
| 2472 | 4 |
| 2411 | 4 |
| 2415 | 4 |
| 2631 | 3 |
| 2467 | 3 |
| 2476 | 3 |
| 2466 | 3 |
| 2471 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19222987 | INFORMATION PROMPT METHOD, INFORMATION PROMPT APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | KETEMA, BENYAM | 2626 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19194226 | CONTROL DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA | 2619 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19173791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPERATION MODE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | AHN, SUNG S | 2631 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19033377 | CONDITIONAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | LEONARD, SAMUEL HAYDEN | 2649 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19017939 | POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL PRS MEASUREMENT METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL | 2646 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19006171 | SENSING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | ALI, SHAWKAT M | 2633 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18988767 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | LEE, SANG CHEON | 2467 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18977917 | ANTENNA CAPABILITY SWITCH METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | KUNTZ, CURTIS A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| 18977915 | MEASUREMENT PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | NAWAZ, ASAD M | 2463 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18970885 | INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | HOLLAND, JENEE LAUREN | 2469 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18964458 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BACKSCATTER COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | MAPA, MICHAEL Y | 2645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2024 |
| 18964218 | MEASUREMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BOTELLO, FABIAN | 2648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18959576 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, AND TERMINAL | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE | 2644 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18954437 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | 2847 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18948413 | WIRELESS SENSING SWITCHING METHOD AND DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | THAWNG, MANG BOI | 2476 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18942885 | MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | RAIMONDO, TRACY LAUREN | 2474 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18943879 | BEAM CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS AUXILIARY DEVICE AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BLANTON, JOHN D | 2466 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18942887 | POSITIONING CONFIGURATION INFORMATION REQUEST METHOD AND APPARATUS, TARGET TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, BENJAMIN HUY DINH | 2649 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18943731 | WAKE-UP SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, UE, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | AMBAYE, MEWALE A | 2469 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18942510 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR SENSING MEASUREMENT, AND DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | ZHAO, YONGHONG | 2472 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2024 |
| 18922335 | CONDITIONAL HANDOVER CONFIGURATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | DUONG, DUC T | 2467 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18920852 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | PATEL, PARTHKUMAR | 2479 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2024 |
| 18914261 | TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BETTENDORF, SAMUEL ROBERGE | 2414 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18912562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | TAYONG, HELENE E | 2631 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18912557 | SATELLITE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | MILLS, DONALD L | 2462 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18896883 | INDICATION INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, INDICATION INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | TRAN, PHUC H | 2471 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18896833 | SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BATAILLE, FRANTZ | 2681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18892668 | METHOD FOR WAVEFORM SWITCHING, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | LO, DIANE LEE | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| 18892333 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN REPORTING AND FOR RESTORING CHANNEL CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | ROSE, DERRICK V | 2462 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18892337 | WAKE-UP SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | HAILU, KIBROM T | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| 18892325 | VIDEO EDITING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | YANG, NIEN | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18890745 | DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | TAHA, SHUKRI ABDALLAH | 2478 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18826378 | UPLINK TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH | 2411 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18822339 | HINGE STRUCTURE AND FOLDABLE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | MULARSKI, ROSS TERRY | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2024 |
| 18820234 | TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | CHOWDHURY, MAHBUBUL BAR | 2475 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18814420 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | PATEL, CHANDRAHAS B | 2464 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18814419 | SENSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BEDNASH, JOSEPH A | 2461 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18801519 | SIGNAL SENDING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, SENDING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | DUONG, FRANK | 2474 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18800119 | INFORMATION ACTIVATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BOKHARI, SYED M | 2473 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2024 |
| 18800006 | TERMINAL TARGET PLANE CAPABILITY REPORTING AND OBTAINING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | AUNG, SAI | 2416 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2024 |
| 18796545 | DIALING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | ANDERSON, MATTHEW D | 2646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18786566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING SERVICE-BASED USER PLANE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | LAM, KENNETH T | 2631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2024 |
| 18786393 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | ACOLATSE, KODZOVI | 2478 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18784890 | POLICY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK FUNCTION | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | VAN, JENKEY | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| 18772171 | INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | LOUIS-FILS, NICOLE M | 2641 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2024 |
| 18770633 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | PENG, CHARLIE YU | 2874 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18764138 | MESSAGE QUOTING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | BARRY, LANCE LEONARD | 2457 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18759803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROCESSING TIME, UE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | CHOWDHURY, SHARMIN | 2416 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18757408 | SERVER SELECTION METHOD AND DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | COULTER, KENNETH R | 2445 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18755660 | CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE | Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. | SLOMS, NICHOLAS | 2476 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial91.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Ipx Pllc were allowed, across 839 applications in USPTO records.
2.92 office actions per allowed application on average.
111 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 104 examiners in 55 art units.