Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mohamed K Amara, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AMARA, MOHAMED K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1718 2800 2817 2877 2886 2899 3723

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

AMARA, MOHAMED K is in tech center 3700 and art unit 1718. The profile covers 716 resolved cases, with a 75.8% allowance rate and a 930-day median time to allowance. The 29.7% interview lift is a notable positive association across a substantial record. The figures support treating interviews as a meaningful part of prosecution planning, while the median timing indicates that even a favorable allowance pattern may require sustained case management.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ASML Holding N.V., and Apple Inc. are the leading companies. The firms are Blank Rome LLP, Brooks Kushman P.C., and Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP. Practitioners may use interviews to narrow disputes and align claim amendments with examiner concerns, while retaining written positions that support the application through the remaining prosecution period.

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

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
773
Total Applications
+29.7%
Interview Lift
930
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 716 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
59.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647240 DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFORMING MEASUREMENT DATA Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18498194 Methods for measuring thickness and methods for manufacturing a device using the same Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19091540 OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS WITH MULTI-WAVELENGTH EMISSION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19220961 QUANTITATIVE PHASE IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, QUANTITATIVE PHASE IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19175014 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEASURING DEVICE, AND MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18827642 PORTABLE PROCESS TOOL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19217595 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTAMINATION OF THIN-FILMS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18544947 DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR POLARIZATION DEPENDENT IMAGING Non-Final OA Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
18544117 Non-Contact Dynamic Displacement Measurement of Structures Using a Moving Laser Doppler Vibrometer Non-Final OA UNM Rainforest Innovations
18026059 SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING AGENT Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
18706789 WAVEFRONT MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND WAVEFRONT MEASUREMENT METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
19219210 Microscopy System and Method for Analyzing an Overview Image Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
18844646 LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18863624 CONTAMINATION MEASUREMENT Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18848095 ILLUMINATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A METROLOGY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18939115 AUTOFOCUS FUNCTIONALITY IN OPTICAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mohamed K Amara's allowance rate?

75.8% of resolved applications examined by Mohamed K Amara were allowed (716 resolved cases), compared with 35.5% across Art Unit 1718 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mohamed K Amara?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mohamed K Amara take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mohamed K Amara took 930 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mohamed K Amara work in?

Mohamed K Amara examines applications in Art Unit 1718 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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