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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Syed Ali, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ALI, SYED

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2417 2463 2467 2468 2472

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Syed Ali has resolved 549 cases in Art Unit 2417 within Tech Center 2400. The allowance rate is 82.5 percent. The median days to allowance is 1062, which provides a reliable benchmark for applicants seeking patent protection in this art unit.

The interview lift is very high at 59.2 percent, suggesting that interviews are a critical tool for success and can significantly boost the 82.5 percent baseline allowance rate. Qualcomm Incorporated, Lenovo (United States) Inc., and Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. are the top companies. The 1062 median days to allowance reflects a standard pendency period.

FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, Kunzler Needham Hilton - Lenovo, and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC are top firms in this docket. Given the 59.2 percent interview lift, practitioners should prioritize direct communication with the examiner. This strategy is likely to be highly effective for the 549 cases typically handled by this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

82.5%
Allow Rate
+24.5% vs TC avg
586
Total Applications
+59.2%
Interview Lift
1062
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 549 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.1%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18726699 COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK NODE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18931729 Time Sensitive Communications Between User Equipment Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18783987 LATENCY AND INTERRUPTION INFORMATION FOR LAYER-1/2-TRIGGERED MOBILITY Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18694331 APERIODIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORTING FOR DYNAMIC BASE STATION ANTENNA PORT ADAPTATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18511900 RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) ENHANCEMENTS FOR UPLINK PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PDU) SETS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17543432 INDICATION ON PROBABILISTIC SHAPING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18809405 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18634463 CONTROL METHOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ENTITY, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Orange
18854653 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL GROUP CHANGE Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18844815 A CONDITIONAL RECONFIGURATION CORRESPONDING TO HANDOVER TO A TARGET CELL Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18910937 POTENTIAL RESOURCE AVAILABILITY INDICATION FOR MULTI-MODAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) Pte Limited
18850913 TRANSMISSION DIRECTION DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18846795 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18579982 AUXILIARY CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
14753099 HIGH PERFORMANCE NLOS WIRELESS BACKHAUL FRAME STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18904679 PUNCTURING INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
18851937 ON/OFF INDICATION FOR RRC-IDLE/RRC-INACTIVE NCR-MT Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Syed Ali's allowance rate?

82.5% of resolved applications examined by Syed Ali were allowed (549 resolved cases), compared with 84.9% across Art Unit 2417 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Syed Ali?

This examiner's interview lift is +59.2 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 Ali take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Syed Ali took 1,062 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Syed Ali work in?

Syed Ali examines applications in Art Unit 2417 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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