Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AMIN, MUSTAFA A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2133 2144 2174 2176 2194 4100

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mustafa A. Amin has resolved 465 cases in Art Unit 2133 within Tech Center 4100. The allowance rate is 64.1%, and the median days to allowance is 1338. This indicates a more challenging and slower prosecution environment compared to units with higher grant rates. The 1338-day median pendency suggests that applicants should be prepared for a long duration before reaching an allowance.

The interview lift is 29.9%, which is quite high and offers a clear path for improving prosecution outcomes. Practitioners should utilize interviews to overcome the 64.1% base allowance rate and navigate the complexities of the examination. This 29.9% lift indicates that the examiner is receptive to verbal arguments and clarifications. Given the 465 resolved cases, the data highlights the importance of direct engagement to potentially accelerate the 1338-day timeline and secure a patent grant.

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

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
+4.1% vs TC avg
479
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1338
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18456847 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING USER EVENT PREDICTIONS Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18342316 METHOD OF RESERVING TECHNICAL RESOURCES Final Rejection AMADEUS S.A.S.
18685179 FAULT RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUALIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Cloud Intelligence Assets Holding (Singapore) Private Limited
18700828 COMPUTER AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18371335 INTELLIGENTLY DETECTING RESOURCE SCHEDULES IN A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18311951 OPTIMIZATION OF CLOUD MIGRATION AGAINST CONSTRAINTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17700486 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO IDENTIFY LOCATION OF PROGRAM PORTIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17814372 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING BENCHMARKING TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM WILL SATISFY ONE OR MORE PERFORMANCE-BASED CRITERIA FOR EXECUTION ON AN EXECUTION PLATFORM Non-Final OA Shopify Inc.
18478345 PARALLEL PROCESSING CONTROL Final Rejection Arm Limited
18778478 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING AND USING SHUFFLE TEMPLATES TO DISTRIBUTE DATA AMONG WORKERS COMPRISING COMPUTE RESOURCES IN A DATA CENTER Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18380656 COMPUTING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SOFTWARE MODULARIZATION Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18646684 AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF API FUNCTIONALITY IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA FMR LLC
18075033 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Actapio, Inc.

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