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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alina A Boutah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BOUTAH, ALINA A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2139 2143 2442 2443 2447 2458

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alina A Boutah is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2139. She has 853 resolved cases and a high allowance rate of 89.8 percent. The median time to allowance is 968 days, which indicates a relatively efficient process for securing patent grants in the communications technology sector.

The interview lift is 9.4 percent, showing that interviews contribute to the high success rate in her docket. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Nokia Corporation, and LG Electronics Inc. are top companies in her caseload. These entities benefit from the 89.8 percent allowance rate and the 968 day median pendency as they build their patent portfolios.

Firms like Amarok IP Inc. and Barta Jones, PLLC are frequent participants in this unit. The 89.8 percent allowance rate across 853 cases demonstrates a very consistent and favorable examination style. With a 9.4 percent interview lift, practitioners have a clear path to resolving issues and reaching an allowance in Art Unit 2139.

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

Performance Statistics

89.8%
Allow Rate
+31.8% vs TC avg
876
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 853 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18997587 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICE CONTINUITY Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19089741 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19015136 CLOUD BASED AND X-CENTRIC NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18472602 Method and Apparatus for Providing Cloud Service, and Device Non-Final OA Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
19052653 Dynamic cache for access to a web service deployed on a server through a telecommunications network Final Rejection ORANGE
18879551 Edge Computing Devices and Methods Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18881286 NETWORK FAULT RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18932937 SIB-BASED DISTRIBUTED ACCESS FOR SATELLITE SWITCHING WITHOUT L3 MOBILITY Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18861738 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19089198 METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SERVICE PROFILE GENERATION: SERVICE PROFILING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19095382 DYNAMICALLY DISTRIBUTING MESSAGING RESOURCES IN SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE MESSAGING PLATFORM Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alina A Boutah's allowance rate?

89.8% of resolved applications examined by Alina A Boutah were allowed (853 resolved cases), compared with 76.6% across Art Unit 2139 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alina A Boutah?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alina A Boutah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alina A Boutah took 968 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alina A Boutah work in?

Alina A Boutah examines applications in Art Unit 2139 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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