Listed by the USPTO as ASGARI, SIMA
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3698 3699
This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases
Examiner Sima Asgari operates within Art Unit 3685 of Tech Center 3600, where they have managed 176 resolved cases. The data shows a challenging environment for applicants, reflected in an allowance rate of 27.3%. This 27.3% rate suggests that the majority of the 176 resolved cases do not reach allowance under this examiner's review, requiring practitioners to prepare for potential abandonments.
Practitioners may find value in direct communication, as the interview lift is 19.5%. This increase in the probability of allowance following an interview indicates that verbal advocacy is a productive strategy for resolving rejections. However, the prosecution process is notably long, with a median of 1696 days to allowance. This 1696-day duration is a critical factor for applicants to consider when planning their patent strategies.
Major entities such as American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., NEC Corporation, and Worldpay LLC are among the top companies appearing in this examiner's docket. These applicants are frequently represented by firms like ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, and Butzel Long, who navigate the examiner's specific requirements in the financial and business method sectors.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17299230 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF AN ACCOUNT IN A NETWORK DEVICE RUNNING A LIGHT CLIENT PROTOCOL OF A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY NETWORK | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 17766803 | MANAGEMENT SERVER, TOKEN ISSUANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy27.3% of resolved applications examined by Sima Asgari were allowed (176 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3685 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +19.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sima Asgari took 1,696 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sima Asgari examines applications in Art Unit 3685 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
