Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hamzeh Hicham Amin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AMIN, HAMZEH HICHAM

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 2151 3761

This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases

Analysis

AMIN, HAMZEH HICHAM examines in tech center 3700 and art unit 1792. The profile covers 19 resolved cases, with a 36.8% allowance rate and a median of 1375 days to allowance. The interview lift is 70.6%, the strongest positive interview association in this record. The allowance rate remains below half of resolved cases, so the interview result supports focused engagement but does not eliminate the need for strong claim analysis and written responses.

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nestlé S.A., and Starbucks Corporation are the listed companies. The firms are AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, Anova Law Group PLLC, and Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC. Given the limited case base and extended median timeline, practitioners should use interviews strategically and set expectations around sustained prosecution effort.

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

Performance Statistics

36.8%
Allow Rate
-33.2% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+70.6%
Interview Lift
1375
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17789491 COFFEE MACHINE, TAMPING SYSTEM AND VALVE ARRANGEMENT SUITABLE FOR USE IN A COFFEE MACHINE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18572534 BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17799330 MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE HEATING METHOD USING RESONANCE Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
19061538 METHODS OF ENHANCING SURFACE HARDNESS OF QUENCH-SENSITIVE AGE-HARDENING MATERIALS, ALLOYS PRODUCED THEREFROM, AND LASER CLADDING SYSTEMS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17570484 WATERJET-GUIDED LASER MACHINE WITH INLINE OPTICAL FEEDBACK CONTROL Non-Final OA RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17742794 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING TOILET PAPER Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hamzeh Hicham Amin's allowance rate?

36.8% of resolved applications examined by Hamzeh Hicham Amin were allowed (19 resolved cases), compared with 22.9% across Art Unit 1792 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hamzeh Hicham Amin?

This examiner's interview lift is +70.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hamzeh Hicham Amin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hamzeh Hicham Amin took 1,375 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hamzeh Hicham Amin work in?

Hamzeh Hicham Amin examines applications in Art Unit 1792 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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