Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AHMED, SHAMIM

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1792

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shamim Ahmed is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1700, specifically operating within Art Unit 1713. This examiner has managed a total of 1218 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 78.4 percent for these applications. This rate indicates the frequency of patent grants for cases reaching a final resolution with this examiner.

Practitioners should note the impact of examiner interviews on prosecution outcomes. The interview lift is 22.2 percent, suggesting that direct communication with the examiner correlates with an increased probability of allowance. This lift is a metric for developing a strategy when facing initial rejections or technical hurdles in Art Unit 1713.

The timeline for reaching a final resolution is also a factor. The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1001. This duration provides a baseline for setting expectations regarding the length of the patent prosecution process. Managing 1218 resolved cases demonstrates a history of examiner actions and decisions within the 1700 Tech Center.

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

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
1,258
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18924620 POLISHING SLURRY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18924443 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE USING SLURRY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17875458 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
18857322 ABRASIVE GRAINS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING SAME, POLISHING LIQUID, MULTI-LIQUID TYPE POLISHING LIQUID, POLISHING METHOD, COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18730007 COMPOSITION, ITS USE AND A PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY ETCHING SILICON-GERMANIUM MATERIAL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18939889 PLASMA ASSISTED DEPOSITION AND ETCHING METHODS, AND RELATED PROCESSING CHAMBERS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18925805 DIRECTIONAL ANGLED ETCH FOR HARDMASK OPENING AND LWR IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18925695 Subtractive Metal flow with Tip-to-Tip Critical Dimension Reduction Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19062585 ETCHING METHOD, PRECOAT METHOD, AND ETCHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18918152 ETCHING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18924422 PROCESSING SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18924413 PROCESSING SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18820797 TITANIUM OXIDE-BASED CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL POLISHING COMPOSITION FOR HEAVILY-DOPED BORON SILICON FILMS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18202007 ETCHANT COMPOSITION AND METHOD Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
18848283 POLISHING COMPOSITION AND POLISHING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18810102 POST-CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING CLEANING COMPOSITION, POST-CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND CLEANING TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
17568827 POLISHING COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING COMPOSITION, AND POLISHING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18715108 POLISHING SLURRY COMPOSITION Final Rejection KCTECH CO.,LTD.
18088607 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR METAL FILM FOR CONTACT PROCESS Final Rejection KCTECH CO., LTD.
18956558 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18980788 METHOD OF ETCHING METAL OXIDE LAYER BY USING ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS

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