Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AKHTER, SHARMIN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2612 2682 2686 2689 2845

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sharmin Akhter is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, Art Unit 2612. The examiner has 381 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 70.3 percent for these cases. The median days to allowance is 845, which provides a specific timeframe for practitioners to expect when a case is successful. These figures offer a basis for evaluating prosecution strategies in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 28.7 percent. This figure indicates that conducting an interview is associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. When comparing the two metrics, the 28.7 percent lift is lower than the overall 70.3 percent allowance rate. With 381 resolved cases, the data provides a volume of outcomes for practitioners to analyze. Practitioners in Art Unit 2612 can use the 845 days to allowance and the 28.7 percent interview lift to inform their procedural decisions and manage applicant expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
400
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
845
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643663 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIO ALERT ON PERSONAL AUDIO DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18928300 VEHICLE PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS Final Rejection SUBARU CORPORATION
18726164 ALERT DEVICE, ALERT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19084862 WIRELESS CONFIGURATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF A WALL UNIT THAT PAIRS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18002108 AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM HAVING A MEANS FOR REGULATING VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A LIGHT EMITTER Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
19256298 MONITORED AUDIO-BASED EVACUATION ROUTES Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18770946 MONITORING DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION FOR EVENT SYSTEM FAILURE Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.

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