Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALI, SYED

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

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Syed Ali is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2417. He has managed 548 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 82.7 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 548 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating his prosecution outcomes and understanding the typical results for applications on his docket.

The interview lift for this examiner is 58.2 percent. This figure represents a very large increase in the probability of an allowance when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider this 58.2 percent lift as a primary reason to engage in direct communication with the examiner. The data suggests that verbal discussions are exceptionally effective at resolving outstanding issues and moving applications toward a grant compared to the 82.7 percent baseline.

The median days to allowance is 1061. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 2417, this 1061 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

82.7%
Allow Rate
+24.7% vs TC avg
570
Total Applications
+58.2%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
29.8%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18586987 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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
18335660 INTER-SATELLITE MOBILITY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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.
18555225 CSI REPORTING WITH SUBSET OF COEFFICIENT INDICATORS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18910937 POTENTIAL RESOURCE AVAILABILITY INDICATION FOR MULTI-MODAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA LENOVO (SINGAPORE) Pte Limited
18904679 PUNCTURING INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies OY
18694151 CONDITIONAL CARRIER AGGREGATION ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED INTERRUPTION TIME IN MOVING NETWORKS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18851937 ON/OFF INDICATION FOR RRC-IDLE/RRC-INACTIVE NCR-MT Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18230742 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORK Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18899280 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PHYSICAL LAYER OPERATION, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
14753099 HIGH PERFORMANCE NLOS WIRELESS BACKHAUL FRAME STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18830868 DETECTION MECHANISM TO VALIDATE AND MANAGE FAULTY DEVICES Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
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.
18317920 GNB-CU-UP Data Plane High Availability In Public/Private Cloud Non-Final OA Parallel Wireless, Inc.
18430057 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSRECEIVING SIGNAL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection 1FINITY Inc.
18569363 METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRIORITY OF CSI REPORT AND RELATED DEVICES Non-Final OA BEIJING UNISOC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18827879 METHOD AND DEVICE IN NODS USED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
18705584 METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND RELATED DEVICES Final Rejection PURPLEVINE INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED

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