Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Saad Ahmad Abdullah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2431

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2431. The record includes 85 resolved cases, a 74.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1072 days to allowance. The 30.4% interview lift indicates that interviews are strongly associated with improved allowance outcomes in the available record.

Cisco Technology Inc., Bank of America Corporation, and Mastercard International Incorporated are the leading companies represented. Anova Law Group, PLLC, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, and Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington DC are the leading firms shown. Practitioners may wish to give interviews a central role while allowing for the extended median pendency reflected in the profile.

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

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1072
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 85 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
74.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18946166 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ALL-OR-NOTHING TRANSFORM (AONT) FOR INCREASING BLOCKCHAIN INTEGRITY Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
18896763 EXPERT SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MALWARE IN BINARIES Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
19212359 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18896762 DYNAMIC BRINGUP OF SECURE TUNNELING OF ACCESS-CONTROLLED NETWORK DOMAIN INTERCONNECT TRAFFIC Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18648096 ZERO-TRUST IP ADDRESS RESOLUTION IN CLOUD SERVICES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18610354 NETWORK SECURITY PREDICTION SYSTEM BASED ON BEHAVIORAL GRAPHS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Saad Ahmad Abdullah's allowance rate?

74.1% of resolved applications examined by Saad Ahmad Abdullah were allowed (85 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2431 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Saad Ahmad Abdullah?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Saad Ahmad Abdullah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Saad Ahmad Abdullah took 1,072 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Saad Ahmad Abdullah work in?

Saad Ahmad Abdullah examines applications in Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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