Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Samah A Beg, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BEG, SAMAH A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2668 2676

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

BEG, Samah A has resolved 334 cases in Tech Center 2600 and records a 78.1% allowance rate. The 32.0% interview lift indicates that interviews are strongly associated with improved prosecution outcomes in this profile. The median time to allowance is 854 days, which supports giving interview-based strategies an early role rather than relying only on later procedural steps.

NEC Corporation, RTX Corporation, and Lenovo (United States) Inc. are the leading companies. Anova Law Group, PLLC, Ballard Spahr LLP, and FENWICK & WEST LLP are the leading firms. For art unit 2668, counsel should prepare technically specific interview agendas and preserve the resulting agreement in the written record.

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

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
345
Total Applications
+32.0%
Interview Lift
854
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 334 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18864040 DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18678860 PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18467866 EDGE HIGHLIGHTING FOR LIGHTWEIGHT VIEWER Non-Final OA RTX CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Samah A Beg's allowance rate?

78.1% of resolved applications examined by Samah A Beg were allowed (334 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2668 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Samah A Beg?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Samah A Beg take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Samah A Beg took 854 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Samah A Beg work in?

Samah A Beg examines applications in Art Unit 2668 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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