Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: AGHARAHIMI, FARHAD

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2156 2161

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Farhad Agharahimi is assigned to Art Unit 2156 in Tech Center 2100. The examiner has 278 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 70.5%. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1210. This record of 278 cases provides a clear baseline for prosecution strategy.

The interview lift of 14.3% indicates that interviews are a useful tool for practitioners. This lift represents an increase in the probability of allowance compared to the 70.5% baseline rate. Given the 1210-day median pendency, an interview may help to resolve issues and advance the case toward allowance.

In Art Unit 2156, the 14.3% interview lift is a factor to consider during prosecution. The 70.5% allowance rate and 1210-day median timeline are the primary metrics for setting expectations. These data points from 278 cases help practitioners plan their approach in Tech Center 2100.

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

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
313
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 278 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
66.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18621787 NAN REDUCTION FOR LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18596124 Data Pre-Processing for Search Indexes and Machine Learning Pipelines With a Common Specification Final Rejection Google LLC
18970694 SCALING DATABASE QUERY PROCESSING USING ADDITIONAL PROCESSING CLUSTERS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17829012 OPTIMIZATIONS FOR DATA DEDUPLICATION OPERATIONS Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18990185 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR RELATING AND LINKING DATA OBJECTS Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
18887275 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATABASE INVESTIGATION TOOL Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
19235124 STRING COMPARISON DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18155786 ADAPTIVE PARAMETERIZATION OF PARALLELIZED FILE SYSTEM OPERATIONS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18946421 GRAPH DATA PARTITIONING METHODS AND APPARATUSES Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18402459 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA STRUCTURE GENERATION TO DETERMINE A COMPATIBILITY DATUM Non-Final OA The Strategic Coach Inc.
18128504 CONFIGURATION-DRIVEN QUERY COMPOSITION FOR GRAPH DATA STRUCTURES FOR AN EXTENSIBILITY PLATFORM Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18808189 AUTOMATED POPULATION DEVELOPMENT FOR SEARCH QUERIES Final Rejection Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

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