Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kw Law LLP (Dish Technologies L.L.C.)

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

15 pending office actions • 7 clients • 15 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

KW LAW LLP, representing Dish Technologies L.L.C., operates in Networking & Security and has 684 career applications. The profile contains 16 pending office actions and a resolved allowance rate of 92.95%. The allowance figure indicates that resolved matters in this record generally reached allowance.

The average is 4.86 office actions per allowance, which describes the prosecution activity associated with allowed matters. That action measure should be read separately from the allowance rate: one concerns the path to allowance, while the other concerns the recorded outcome. For portfolio review, the pending docket identifies current activity, and the application history provides context for interpreting the two prosecution measures.

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

Quality Metrics (n=684 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

93.0%
Allowance Rate
n=684
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=684
4.9
OAs to Allowance
n=435
+0.20σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=435
823 days
Time to Allowance
n=435
+1.0pp
Interview Lift
n=684
45.7%
RCE Rate
n=684
2.2%
Appeal Rate
n=684

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

82.9%
§101 Overcome
n=70
86.4%
§102 Overcome
n=176
85.9%
§103 Overcome
n=347
88.2%
§112 Overcome
n=152

Specialization & Scale

H04N, H04L, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
47%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=684
1
Practitioners
n=684
684.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=684

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

8
Hard (53%)
6
Medium (40%)
1
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (13%)
§103 only5 (33%)
§102 only1 (7%)
Double-patenting only1 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (40%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
8
Information Tech
53% of docket
2
Communications
13% of docket
3
Semiconductors
20% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
13% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

150 h
Manual time on pending OAs
30 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
52 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HONG, MICHAEL HYUN 1 74.4% +23.6%
SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D 1 79.1% +14.8%
DAYA, TEJIS A 1 85.6% +1.5%
RACHEDINE, MOHAMMED 1 87.1% +11.4%
GELIN, JEAN ALLAND 1 88.5% +4.5%
HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA 1 0.0% +0.0%
KHAN, MEHMOOD B 1 69.0% +22.5%
REIDA, MOLLY KAY 1 82.5% +3.2%
BRECHT, CHARLES MATTHEW 1 — —
SALERNO, SARAH KATE 1 73.7% +14.8%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18780781 AFFINITY BASED PLACEMENT OF RADIO UNITS IN DISTRIBUTED UNIT POOLS FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) WIRELESS SYSTEMS GELIN, JEAN ALLAND —

Hard Cases (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18776099 AI ONBOARDING IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA 1d overdue
18332445 SATELLITE INTERNET SYSTEM WITH EDGE-BASED DELIVERY BARKER, TODD L 22d
18160880 MANAGING DYNAMIC UPDATES FOR SECURITY GROUPS POPHAM, JEFFREY D 27d
18815000 AGGREGATED ADAPTIVE BIT RATE STREAMING DAYA, TEJIS A —
18815188 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING LIVE BROADCAST VIDEO CONTENT WITH A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IMPLEMENTING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TO QUANTIFY SCREEN TIME OF DISPLAYED BRANDS TO THE VIEWER RACHEDINE, MOHAMMED —
18757306 BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION THROUGH AGGREGATED MULTI-CASTING OF MEDIA STREAMS KHAN, MEHMOOD B —
18638600 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES REIDA, MOLLY KAY —
18519914 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTION OF PLANT INFUSION MATERIAL BELAY, DILNESSA B —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19231002 ADVERTISEMENT CACHING FOR TARGETED DELIVERY HONG, MICHAEL HYUN —
19096217 VIRTUAL SET-TOP BOX SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D —
18815188 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING LIVE BROADCAST VIDEO CONTENT WITH A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IMPLEMENTING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TO QUANTIFY SCREEN TIME OF DISPLAYED BRANDS TO THE VIEWER RACHEDINE, MOHAMMED —
18757306 BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION THROUGH AGGREGATED MULTI-CASTING OF MEDIA STREAMS KHAN, MEHMOOD B —
18583737 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SALERNO, SARAH KATE —

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24262
24211
24721
26461
26431
36261
24631
28991
28171
28141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19231002 ADVERTISEMENT CACHING FOR TARGETED DELIVERY DISH NETWORK L.L.C. HONG, MICHAEL HYUN 2426 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2025
19096217 VIRTUAL SET-TOP BOX DISH NETWORK L.L.C. SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D 2421 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 31, 2025
18815000 AGGREGATED ADAPTIVE BIT RATE STREAMING DISH NETWORK L.L.C. DAYA, TEJIS A 2472 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2024
18815188 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING LIVE BROADCAST VIDEO CONTENT WITH A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IMPLEMENTING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TO QUANTIFY SCREEN TIME OF DISPLAYED BRANDS TO THE VIEWER DISH NETWORK L.L.C. RACHEDINE, MOHAMMED 2646 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2024
18780781 AFFINITY BASED PLACEMENT OF RADIO UNITS IN DISTRIBUTED UNIT POOLS FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) WIRELESS SYSTEMS DISH NETWORK L.L.C. GELIN, JEAN ALLAND 2643 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18776099 AI ONBOARDING IN A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM DISH NETWORK L.L.C. HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA 3626 §101§103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2024
18757306 BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION THROUGH AGGREGATED MULTI-CASTING OF MEDIA STREAMS Sling Tv LLC KHAN, MEHMOOD B 2463 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 27, 2024
18638600 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd. REIDA, MOLLY KAY 2899 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 17, 2024
18617558 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd. BRECHT, CHARLES MATTHEW 2817 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 26, 2024
18583737 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd. SALERNO, SARAH KATE 2814 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2024
18414691 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVIEW DECODING FOR JOINT VIDEO PRODUCTION DISH NETWORK L.L.C. TELAN, MICHAEL R 2426 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jan 17, 2024
18519914 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTION OF PLANT INFUSION MATERIAL Teaspressa, LLC BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 27, 2023
18356090 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR OPTIMIZING STREAMING BITRATE BASED ON VARIATIONS IN PROCESSOR LOAD DISH NETWORK L.L.C. ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 20, 2023
18332445 SATELLITE INTERNET SYSTEM WITH EDGE-BASED DELIVERY DISH NETWORK L.L.C. BARKER, TODD L 2449 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18160880 MANAGING DYNAMIC UPDATES FOR SECURITY GROUPS DISH NETWORK L.L.C. POPHAM, JEFFREY D 2432 §103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jan 27, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kw Law LLP (Dish Technologies L.L.C.)'s patent allowance rate?

93.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Kw Law LLP (Dish Technologies L.L.C.) were allowed, across 684 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Kw Law LLP (Dish Technologies L.L.C.) average before allowance?

4.86 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Kw Law LLP (Dish Technologies L.L.C.) have?

15 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 7 clients, before 15 examiners in 14 art units.

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