Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Syed Muzakkir Ahmed, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AHMED, SYED MUZAKKIR

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2414 2466 3646

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

AHMED, SYED MUZAKKIR is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2414. The profile contains 60 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 83.3%, and a median of 1128 days to allowance. Interviews show a 20.0% lift in allowance outcomes. Because the resolved-case base is limited, the figures should guide initial planning rather than replace application-specific review.

The listed companies are Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are Barta Jones, PLLC, Burr & Forman LLP - NOKIA, and LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY. Counsel can use the profile to identify interviews as a potentially useful tool while preparing clients for a median timeline beyond three years.

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

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+31.3% vs TC avg
116
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1128
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
63.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17919881 On-Demand Procedure for Requesting 5G Time Reference Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
19100106 METHOD BY WHICH TERMINAL PERFORMS MEASUREMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18721087 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RELATED TO SL DRX IN NR V2X Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18737155 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN NETWORK ACCORDING TO SEPARATION OF UPF FUNCTION SPLIT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18520364 RADIO LINK MONITORING IN FULL-DUPLEX SYSTEMS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18446343 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROUTING IN SIDELINK RELAY NETWORKS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18941983 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18148438 Cell Selection Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18782641 A WAKE-UP SIGNAL WITH A GAP DURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18721807 INITIAL ACCESS AND DEVICE IDENTIFICATION PROTOCOL DESIGN FOR PASSIVE INTERNET OF THINGS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18747842 SEQUENCE-BASED GROUP COMMON DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION (GC-DCI) Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18317030 EARLY HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST PROCESS TERMINATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18683875 TERMINAL DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION METHODS Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
17925528 METHOD OF MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE (MBMS) DELIVERY MODE SWITCH Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18866856 REDUCING PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18721838 TRANSMISSION OF UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION VIA SET OF CHANNEL RESOURCES Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18709694 PARALLEL UPLINK TRANSMISSION BASED ON FREQUENCY-DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING INFORMATION Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18655866 CLI MEASUREMENT REPORTING IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Nokia Technologies OY
18043505 RECONFIGURATION PROCEDURE IN MULTI CONNECTIVITY COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18976321 TERMINAL DEVICES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18227878 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18767394 BLUETOOTH TRANSMITTING DEVICE, BLUETOOTH RECEIVING DEVICE AND BLUETOOTH PAIRING METHOD Final Rejection REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
18904944 MINIMAL CONTROL OVERHEAD AVALANCHE RELAY Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18581627 MULTIPATH SIGNAL ANALYZER Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
17794616 Communications Method and Communications System for Determining a Transmission Scheme According to at Least One Temporal Parameter Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Syed Muzakkir Ahmed's allowance rate?

83.3% of resolved applications examined by Syed Muzakkir Ahmed were allowed (60 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Syed Muzakkir Ahmed?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Syed Muzakkir Ahmed take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Syed Muzakkir Ahmed took 1,128 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Syed Muzakkir Ahmed work in?

Syed Muzakkir Ahmed examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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