Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Networking & Security
42 pending office actions • 1 client • 38 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP & PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC operates in the Networking & Security technology area. The firm has managed 7095 career applications and maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 93.85. This percentage reflects the firm's success in obtaining patent grants across its 7095 career applications. Practitioners can use these metrics to evaluate the firm's historical performance in Networking & Security. The data provides a foundation for setting expectations for future prosecution.
Currently, the firm has 30 pending office actions. The avg office actions per allowance for the firm is 3.7. This 3.7 avg office actions per allowance indicates the number of examiner interactions typically required to reach an allowance. With 30 pending office actions, the firm continues to manage its active cases. The 3.7 avg office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources needed for the examination phase. The 93.85 resolved allowance rate pct and the 30 pending office actions offer a view of the firm's results.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 7 (17%) |
| §103 only | 16 (38%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (36%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2 | 75.6% | +12.6% |
| ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 2 | 72.8% | +62.3% |
| HERZOG, MADHURI R | 2 | 78.3% | +12.4% |
| ALI, AFAQ | 2 | 89.5% | +11.9% |
| SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. | 1 | 87.6% | +21.4% |
| MEHEDI, MORSHED | 1 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| SALL, EL HADJI MALICK | 1 | 91.1% | -8.3% |
| DENNISON, JERRY B | 1 | 73.0% | +16.0% |
| ABYANEH, ALI S | 1 | 77.8% | +55.7% |
| AHMED, MAHABUB S | 1 | 84.7% | +9.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19224382 | STRATEGICALLY AGED DOMAIN DETECTION | MEHEDI, MORSHED | — |
| 19217567 | MULTI-OPERATOR CORE SASE FOR 5G SASE | SALL, EL HADJI MALICK | — |
| 19091601 | IOT DEVICE IDENTIFICATION BY MACHINE LEARNING WITH TIME SERIES BEHAVIORAL AND STATISTICAL FEATURES | AHMED, MAHABUB S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18227817 | DETECTING FRAUDULENT E-COMMERCE WEBSITES | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 49d overdue |
| 18621872 | GRAMMAR POWERED RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION FOR DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGES | MAY, ROBERT F | 43d overdue |
| 18931476 | AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING UNKNOWN PACKERS | LITTLE, VANCE M | 30d overdue |
| 18680876 | VISCAD: VISUAL-GUIDED CAMPAIGN AUTO-DISCOVERY | HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | 30d overdue |
| 18525342 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A PACKET FORWARDING CONTROL PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 25d overdue |
| 18784438 | PERMANENT IDENTIFIER BASED SECURITY FOR REMOTE UES IN MOBILE NETWORKS | JOO, JOSHUA | 24d overdue |
| 18432878 | INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG | MCBETH, WILLIAM C | 9d overdue |
| 18229062 | ADVANCED THREAT PREVENTION | ALI, AFAQ | 4d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525342 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A PACKET FORWARDING CONTROL PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 25d overdue |
| 18525375 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A DIAMETER PROTOCOL OR A RADIUS PROTOCOL | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 5d overdue |
| 18229062 | ADVANCED THREAT PREVENTION | ALI, AFAQ | 4d overdue |
| 17862877 | SEQUENTIAL DUAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFECTIVE CLOUD DETECTION ENGINES | ALI, AFAQ | 3d overdue |
| 18429191 | SECURITY POLICY ANALYSIS | ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 6d |
| 19265916 | MALWARE DETECTION FOR DOCUMENTS USING KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION ASSISTED LEARNING | SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. | — |
| 19226387 | INLINE RANSOMWARE DETECTION VIA SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK (SMB) TRAFFIC | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 19208995 | SUPPORTING OVERLAPPING NETWORK ADDRESSES UNIVERSALLY | DENNISON, JERRY B | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 42 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2434 | 5 |
| 2499 | 3 |
| 2449 | 3 |
| 2457 | 2 |
| 2432 | 2 |
| 2438 | 2 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 2437 | 1 |
| 2439 | 1 |
| 2491 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19265916 | MALWARE DETECTION FOR DOCUMENTS USING KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION ASSISTED LEARNING | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| 19226387 | INLINE RANSOMWARE DETECTION VIA SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK (SMB) TRAFFIC | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 | |
| 19224382 | STRATEGICALLY AGED DOMAIN DETECTION | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | MEHEDI, MORSHED | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 | |
| 19217567 | MULTI-OPERATOR CORE SASE FOR 5G SASE | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | SALL, EL HADJI MALICK | 2457 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19208995 | SUPPORTING OVERLAPPING NETWORK ADDRESSES UNIVERSALLY | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | DENNISON, JERRY B | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 | |
| 19184917 | DETECTING SHADOWED DOMAINS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ABYANEH, ALI S | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| 19091601 | IOT DEVICE IDENTIFICATION BY MACHINE LEARNING WITH TIME SERIES BEHAVIORAL AND STATISTICAL FEATURES | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | AHMED, MAHABUB S | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| 19084500 | IOT APPLICATION LEARNING | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | TALIOUA, ABDELBASST | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 19064332 | PROVIDING IDENTITY PROTECTION | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | JEAN, FRANTZ B | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| 19064542 | SECURE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE INTERCONNECT PLATFORM | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | FARROW, FELICIA | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19064545 | ZERO TRUST NETWORK ACCESS SOLUTION FOR 5G SASE WITH EXPLICIT PROXY | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PALIWAL, YOGESH | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| 19056624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-BROWSER WINDOW COMMUNICATION AND TASK HANDLING VIA BROADCAST MESSAGING | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N | 2457 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19045877 | PROVIDING QUANTUM-SAFE COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY OVER AN INSECURE NETWORK | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | VU, TAYLOR P | 2437 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19040775 | SERVICE ACCESS SERVICE EDGE SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SECURITY FOR UNMANAGED DEVICES FOR MOBILE NETWORKS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | TOLENTINO, RODERICK | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18999980 | IDENTIFYING MALWARE BASED ON SYSTEM API FUNCTION POINTERS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | HENNING, MATTHEW T | 2491 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18987548 | AUTHENTICATION USING PERSISTENT TOKEN AND MDM CERTIFICATE | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER | 2499 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18976072 | IOT SECURITY EVENT CORRELATION | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | KENNEDY, LESA M | 2458 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18970320 | SECURITY PLATFORM WITH EXTERNAL INLINE PROCESSING OF ASSEMBLED SELECTED TRAFFIC | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 | |
| 18947986 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING MALWARE SIGNATURE | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | TRUONG, THONG P | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| 18940460 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSISTED CONFIGURATION COMPLIANCE POLICY CREATION AND ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ARYAL, AAYUSH | 2435 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18933932 | IP ADDRESS MOBILITY IN A HOST-ROUTING NETWORK | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | YE, ZI | 2455 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18931476 | AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING UNKNOWN PACKERS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | LITTLE, VANCE M | 2494 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18919978 | AUTOMATED FUNCTION-LEVEL CODE SIGNATURE GENERATION FOR WINDOWS-PE AND ELF MALWARE DETECTION | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ABDULLAHI, ABDULLAHI MOHAMED | 2434 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18894889 | ADNS TELEMETRY | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2449 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18789388 | AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF APPLICATION ADMINISTRATOR | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18784438 | PERMANENT IDENTIFIER BASED SECURITY FOR REMOTE UES IN MOBILE NETWORKS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | JOO, JOSHUA | 2445 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18767688 | PRIVACY-AWARE DYNAMIC ATTACK PATH EXPLAINER | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | SHAW, BRIAN F | 2432 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18680876 | VISCAD: VISUAL-GUIDED CAMPAIGN AUTO-DISCOVERY | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS | 2499 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18680885 | SECURING EMBEDDED LINK ACCESS IN EMAILS USING ISOLATION CONTEXT | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | LEGGETT, ANDREA C. | 2171 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18621872 | GRAMMAR POWERED RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION FOR DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGES | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | MAY, ROBERT F | 2154 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18592040 | SECURITY RATING & INCIDENT RISK SCORING FOR ATTACK SURFACE MANAGEMENT | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | TRAN, JIMMY H | 2451 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18432878 | INTERWORKING OF STUN AND ALG | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | MCBETH, WILLIAM C | 2449 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18429191 | SECURITY POLICY ANALYSIS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ZOUBAIR, NOURA | 2434 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18525342 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A PACKET FORWARDING CONTROL PROTOCOL | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 2438 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18525375 | INTELLIGENT SECURITY FOR ZERO TRUST IN MOBILE NETWORKS WITH SECURITY PLATFORMS USING A DIAMETER PROTOCOL OR A RADIUS PROTOCOL | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | HERZOG, MADHURI R | 2438 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18229062 | ADVANCED THREAT PREVENTION | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ALI, AFAQ | 2434 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18228397 | ASSET SECURITY AND RISK POSTURE VISUALIZATION | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | BENGZON, GREG C | 2444 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18227817 | DETECTING FRAUDULENT E-COMMERCE WEBSITES | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18227601 | INTRUSION PREVENTION BASED ON INFECTION CHAINS | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | CELANI, NICHOLAS P | 2449 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18072452 | DEPENDENCY EMULATION FOR EXECUTABLE SAMPLES | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | POPHAM, JEFFREY D | 2432 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17862877 | SEQUENTIAL DUAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFECTIVE CLOUD DETECTION ENGINES | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | ALI, AFAQ | 2434 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jul 12, 2022 |
| 17826766 | IDENTIFY AND BLOCK DOMAINS USED FOR NXNS-BASED DDOS ATTACK | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | MAAZOUZ, GHIZLANE | 2499 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2022 |
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