Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALI, SHAWKAT M

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2611 2631 2633 4100

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shawkat M. Ali is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2611. He has managed 660 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 89.1 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 660 resolved cases provide a large data set for evaluating his prosecution outcomes and understanding the typical results for applications on his docket.

The interview lift for this examiner is 20.5 percent. This figure represents the change in the likelihood of an allowance when an interview occurs during the prosecution of an application. Practitioners can use this 20.5 percent lift to decide whether to request a formal discussion with the examiner. The data shows that interviews are associated with a positive shift in the probability of a grant compared to the 89.1 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 712. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 2611, this 712 median day figure serves as a timeline for the duration of the process. Practitioners should use these statistics to inform their strategy and manage expectations regarding the timing of a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

89.1%
Allow Rate
+29.1% vs TC avg
678
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
712
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 660 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
34.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18726089 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19238642 COMMUNICATION MODULE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19210180 Communication Apparatus, Communication Control Method, and Communication System Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18982284 SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19246171 RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE, RIS, AIDED AND NON-RIS-AIDED SIGNAL TIMING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19264224 ITERATIVE TRANSMIT REFINEMENT Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19131847 CHANNEL STATE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
19230870 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
19006171 SENSING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18874421 A WIDE-BAND, MULTI-PHASE PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
19070424 SERDES-SPECIFIC GROUPS OF PAM-MODULATED SYMBOLS Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18689757 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING ANTENNA SWITCHING CAPABILITY OF TERMINAL Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18871943 METHOD, DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING BEAM INFORMATION Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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