Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
15 pending office actions • 1 client • 14 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 5 (33%) |
| Double-patenting only | 6 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (27%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCORD, PAUL C | 2 | 69.2% | +26.2% |
| ABEDIN, NORMIN | 1 | 84.4% | +10.0% |
| FLYNN, RANDY A | 1 | 65.4% | +16.3% |
| OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | 1 | 81.9% | +10.1% |
| COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | 1 | 75.8% | +15.2% |
| DEANE JR, WILLIAM J | 1 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| ZENATI, AMAL S | 1 | 79.6% | +14.8% |
| HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 1 | 65.4% | +18.3% |
| KURR, JASON R | 1 | 75.4% | +20.4% |
| CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | 1 | 74.8% | +16.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19184737 | Techniques for Extending the Lifespan of Playback Devices | ABEDIN, NORMIN | — |
| 19031022 | Music Service Selection | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | — |
| 19019322 | Methods and Devices for Rejoining a Group | DEANE JR, WILLIAM J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18982755 | Priority Media Content | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 15d overdue |
| 18745199 | Dynamic Bonding of Playback Devices | MCCORD, PAUL C | 5d |
| 18974252 | Zone Grouping | MCCORD, PAUL C | — |
| 17235704 | COUNTERPART MEDIA ITEMS | MARANDI, JAMES R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18982755 | Priority Media Content | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 15d overdue |
| 18745199 | Dynamic Bonding of Playback Devices | MCCORD, PAUL C | 5d |
| 18800916 | Sound and Light Experiences | CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | 16d |
| 19184737 | Techniques for Extending the Lifespan of Playback Devices | ABEDIN, NORMIN | — |
| 19031215 | Networked Device Group Information in a System with Multiple Media Playback Protocols | FLYNN, RANDY A | — |
| 19031022 | Music Service Selection | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | — |
| 19031170 | Systems and Methods of Multiple Voice Services | COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | — |
| 18989380 | Group Coordinator Selection | ZENATI, AMAL S | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Sonos | 15 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2692 | 2 |
| 2424 | 1 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| 2482 | 1 |
| 2695 | 1 |
| 2844 | 1 |
| 2118 | 1 |
| 2443 | 1 |
| 2421 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19184737 | Techniques for Extending the Lifespan of Playback Devices | Sonos, Inc. | ABEDIN, NORMIN | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| 19031215 | Networked Device Group Information in a System with Multiple Media Playback Protocols | Sonos, Inc. | FLYNN, RANDY A | 2424 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031022 | Music Service Selection | Sonos, Inc. | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19031170 | Systems and Methods of Multiple Voice Services | Sonos, Inc. | COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | 2658 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19019322 | Methods and Devices for Rejoining a Group | Sonos, Inc. | DEANE JR, WILLIAM J | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 | |
| 18989380 | Group Coordinator Selection | Sonos, Inc. | ZENATI, AMAL S | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 18982755 | Priority Media Content | Sonos, Inc. | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 2482 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18974252 | Zone Grouping | Sonos, Inc. | MCCORD, PAUL C | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 | |
| 18820980 | Dynamic Player Selection for Audio Signal Processing | Sonos, Inc. | KURR, JASON R | 2695 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18800916 | Sound and Light Experiences | Sonos, Inc. | CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | 2844 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18766327 | Intelligent User Interfaces for Playback Devices | Sonos, Inc. | YOON, ERIC | 2118 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18745199 | Dynamic Bonding of Playback Devices | Sonos, Inc. | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18464848 | Multiple Media Playback Protocols for Synchronized Media Playback in Grouped Zones | Sonos, Inc. | WON, MICHAEL YOUNG | 2443 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18340431 | ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES IN A PLAYBACK SYSTEM | Sonos, Inc. | GAUTHIER, GERALD | 2692 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 17235704 | COUNTERPART MEDIA ITEMS | Sonos, Inc. | MARANDI, JAMES R | 2421 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2021 |
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