Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Brahim Bourzik, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BOURZIK, BRAHIM

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2154 2191

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

BOURZIK, BRAHIM is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2154. The profile covers 390 resolved cases, with a 63.8% allowance rate and a median of 1285 days to allowance. The interview lift is 44.0%, indicating a strong association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the measured portfolio.

The leading companies are Dell Products L.P., American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and NEC Corporation. The recurring firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, and Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC. Practitioners may place substantial emphasis on interview preparation, while also planning for prosecution extending to the 1285-day median.

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

Performance Statistics

63.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
433
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1285
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 390 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.9%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
68.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18756017 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18889339 QUALITY LOG ANALYZER Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18890662 AUTOMATING SERVICE OPTIMIZATION TASKS USING EXTENSIBLE FLEETS OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENTS Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18920554 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CODE GENERATION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18228462 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DIFFERENTIALLY UPDATE PROGRAMMABLE CIRCUITRY Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18456841 IN-SERVICE UPGRADE OF PROGRAM CODE FILES Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18449120 DETERMINING RELEVANT TESTS THROUGH CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION-STATE ANALYSIS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18470798 METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE CODE FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
18591719 Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithms to Identify Input that Produces Issues in AI Generated Source Code Final Rejection MICRO FOCUS LLC
18019581 BINTYPER: TYPE CONFUSION BUG DETECTION FOR C++ PROGRAM BINARIES Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18499996 AVOIDING SERVICE DISRUPTION WHEN UPDATING PLUGIN APPLICATIONS Final Rejection DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18493908 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING OPEN SOURCE DESKTOP BUS (D-BUS) CODE Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brahim Bourzik's allowance rate?

63.8% of resolved applications examined by Brahim Bourzik were allowed (390 resolved cases), compared with 67.7% across Art Unit 2154 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brahim Bourzik?

This examiner's interview lift is +44.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brahim Bourzik take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brahim Bourzik took 1,285 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brahim Bourzik work in?

Brahim Bourzik examines applications in Art Unit 2154 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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