Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
14 pending office actions • 7 clients • 13 examiners • 8 art units • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
PATENT CAPITAL GROUP manages 650 career applications in the Networking & Security technology area. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate of 92.96 percent. The prosecution process averages 3.8 office actions per allowance, showing the level of effort to secure these grants.
There are 7 pending office actions currently being handled. This active docket contributes to the firm's overall experience with 650 career applications. The 92.96 percent resolved allowance rate highlights the firm's effectiveness in its primary technology area. The 3.8 average office actions per allowance provides an expectation for the duration of the examination phase. This firm demonstrates a 92.96 percent success rate in Networking & Security, supported by its prosecution approach. With 7 pending office actions, the firm remains engaged in active matters, building on its history of 650 career applications. The 92.96 percent resolved allowance rate is a performance metric for clients seeking patent protection.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 only | 1 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (14%) |
| §103 only | 7 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (14%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE | 2 | 75.0% | +42.9% |
| MEHEDI, MORSHED | 1 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| GRACIA, GARY S | 1 | 71.5% | +48.0% |
| SHAH, TANMAY K | 1 | 89.1% | +9.2% |
| SU, SARAH | 1 | 80.2% | +18.0% |
| ELNOUBI, SAID M | 1 | 74.2% | +20.2% |
| CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 1 | 82.8% | +15.3% |
| SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL | 1 | 77.7% | +9.5% |
| KHANAL, SANDARVA | 1 | 67.8% | +14.3% |
| BRAHMACHARI, MANDRITA | 1 | 76.8% | +28.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19097706 | Providing Access to Data in a Secure Communication | MEHEDI, MORSHED | — |
| 18972462 | ASSESSING AND IDENTIFYING RESPONSES TO SECURITY RISKS | SU, SARAH | — |
| 18773965 | CONNECTOR MANAGEMENT & IMPLEMENTATION FOR FLEXIBLE PLATFORM | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18401159 | Artificial Intelligence Queries with Multiple Constraints | VO, HUYEN X | 2d overdue |
| 18971266 | AGGREGATING DATA FROM INTERNET OF THING DEVICES TO HELP DETECT EMERGENCY EVENT | SHAH, TANMAY K | — |
| 18662001 | TELEPHONY DEVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS | DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE | — |
| 18601645 | CLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT | KHANAL, SANDARVA | — |
| 18598858 | LOCATION INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | BRAHMACHARI, MANDRITA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18984089 | EARLY FILTERING OF CLEAN FILE USING DYNAMIC ANALYSIS | GRACIA, GARY S | — |
| 18972462 | ASSESSING AND IDENTIFYING RESPONSES TO SECURITY RISKS | SU, SARAH | — |
| 18916151 | DETERMINING EMERGENCY SEVERITY AND RESPONSE STRATEGY | ELNOUBI, SAID M | — |
| 18773965 | CONNECTOR MANAGEMENT & IMPLEMENTATION FOR FLEXIBLE PLATFORM | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | — |
| 18662001 | TELEPHONY DEVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS | DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE | — |
| 18648141 | TELEPHONY DEVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS | DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE | — |
| 18601645 | CLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT | KHANAL, SANDARVA | — |
| 18598858 | LOCATION INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | BRAHMACHARI, MANDRITA | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| INTRADO LIFE & SAFETY, INC. | 6 |
| SONICWALL INC. | 2 |
| CX360 | 2 |
| Sonicwall, Inc. | 1 |
| Banyan Security, Inc. | 1 |
| South Tejas Solutions, LLC | 1 |
| Robert David Jones III | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2646 | 3 |
| 2499 | 1 |
| 2632 | 1 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 2409 | 1 |
| 2453 | 1 |
| 2656 | 1 |
| 1745 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19097706 | Providing Access to Data in a Secure Communication | Sonicwall Inc. | MEHEDI, MORSHED | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 | |
| 18984089 | EARLY FILTERING OF CLEAN FILE USING DYNAMIC ANALYSIS | Sonicwall, Inc. | GRACIA, GARY S | 2499 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18971266 | AGGREGATING DATA FROM INTERNET OF THING DEVICES TO HELP DETECT EMERGENCY EVENT | Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. | SHAH, TANMAY K | 2632 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18972462 | ASSESSING AND IDENTIFYING RESPONSES TO SECURITY RISKS | Banyan Security, Inc. | SU, SARAH | 2431 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18916151 | DETERMINING EMERGENCY SEVERITY AND RESPONSE STRATEGY | Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. | ELNOUBI, SAID M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 | |
| 18773965 | CONNECTOR MANAGEMENT & IMPLEMENTATION FOR FLEXIBLE PLATFORM | Sonicwall Inc. | CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA | 2409 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18662001 | TELEPHONY DEVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS | Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. | DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE | 2646 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18648141 | TELEPHONY DEVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS | Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. | DOUGLAS, MICHELE CAMILLE | 2646 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18627076 | PRECISION ROUTING FOR EMERGENCY CALL | Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. | SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL | 2646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18601645 | CLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT | Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. | KHANAL, SANDARVA | 2453 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18598858 | LOCATION INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | South Tejas Solutions, LLC | BRAHMACHARI, MANDRITA | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 | |
| 18401159 | Artificial Intelligence Queries with Multiple Constraints | Cx360, Inc. | VO, HUYEN X | 2656 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18401165 | PROMPT GENERATOR FOR TESTING | Cx360, Inc. | CADY, MATTHEW ALAN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 | |
| 18238865 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONDING REINFORCED HDPE PIPES | Robert David Jones Iii | KOCH, GEORGE R | 1745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
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