Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Anwer Ahmed Alawdi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ALAWDI, ANWER AHMED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2147 2851

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anwer Ahmed Alawdi is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2147. The examiner has 12 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 75.0 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1461. This pendency of 1461 days is a metric for applicants to consider when managing their patent portfolios.

The interview lift is 16.7 percent, which indicates a correlation between conducting interviews and obtaining an allowance. Major companies appearing before this examiner include International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Google LLC. The firms ADELI LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Haynes and Boone, LLP are among the top representatives. With 12 resolved cases, the 75.0 percent allowance rate provides a baseline for applicants who utilize direct communication with the examiner. The 16.7 percent interview lift suggests that oral advocacy is a factor in successful prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1461
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
73.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18631815 COMPUTING SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18394330 LAYOUT CORRECTION METHOD AND MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17895246 DESIGN SYSTEM, DESIGN METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18623977 GENERATING DESCRIPTIONS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Google LLC
17780401 FLUX QUBIT READOUT OF TRANSMON QUBITS Non-Final OA Google LLC
18122612 Systems And Methods For Correcting Errors in Code For Circuit Designs Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18655367 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING BATTERY SYSTEM, BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18289902 HIGH-LEVEL SYNTHESIS DEVICE, HIGH-LEVEL SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17559442 METHOD FOR TIMING SIGNOFF IN MIXED-TRANSISTOR DESIGNS Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18522162 METHOD FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT BY USING ANALOG/MIXED-SIGNAL STANDARD CELLS THAT DO NOT VIOLATE LAYOUT RULES OF DIGITAL STANDARD CELLS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mediatek INC.
18455745 CIRCUIT DESIGN WITH ENSEMBLE-BASED LEARNING Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18349390 DEFINED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE PATTERN IDENTIFICATION AND PLACEMENT AVOIDANCE Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17816178 QUBIT COUPLING OVER DISTANCE WITH MULTI-MODE BUSES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17834852 CONTROLLED JITTER INJECTION INTO A SIGNAL Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18484016 SCALING FOR DIE-LAST ADVANCED IC PACKAGING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17545781 RECIPE OPTIMIZATION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17833439 Semiconductor Device Simulation Platform Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17796434 DETERMINING LITHOGRAPHIC MATCHING PERFORMANCE Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17936838 WIRING QUALITY TEST METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Anwer Ahmed Alawdi's allowance rate?

75.0% of resolved applications examined by Anwer Ahmed Alawdi were allowed (12 resolved cases), compared with 47.4% across Art Unit 2147 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Anwer Ahmed Alawdi?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Anwer Ahmed Alawdi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Anwer Ahmed Alawdi took 1,461 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Anwer Ahmed Alawdi work in?

Anwer Ahmed Alawdi examines applications in Art Unit 2147 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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