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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Samina F Choudhry, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2417 2462 2465

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2416. The record contains 739 resolved cases, an 83.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1069 days to allowance. Interview lift is 16.7%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes across a broad case history.

The leading companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, NEC Corporation, and Apple Inc. The listed firms are Apple Inc. -- FKM, Baker Botts L.L.P., and BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD. The allowance record supports focused prosecution toward allowable claim scope, while the median timing favors early coordination of interviews and response drafting.

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

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
762
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1069
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
67.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18552576 C-RNTI PROVISIONING FOR L1/L2 CENTRIC INTER-CELL MOBILITY Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
18837299 User Equipment Prioritization of Uplink Grants Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18903083 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18721471 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NEC CORPORATION
18928647 REFERENCE SIGNAL PATTERNS FOR MULTI-PATH CHANNEL ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18924919 TECHNIQUES FOR COORDINATED BEAMFORMING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18832361 TECHNIQUES FOR SIDELINK RETRANSMISSION OF AN ACCESS LINK TRANSPORT BLOCK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18657530 TECHNIQUES FOR SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX OPERATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18706361 TRANSMIT ENERGY REPORT FOR TIME AVERAGED TRANSMISSION POWER TRANSMISSION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18960627 PROCEDURES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18878977 REQUEST AND REPORT OF MLD LEVEL STATISTIC AND DELAY INFORMATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18799021 Beam Management in Repeaters Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18733347 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFERENCE SIGNALING DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18914324 Time division communication between processors Non-Final OA Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
18723412 INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18809551 Modular network element architecture Non-Final OA Ciena Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Samina F Choudhry's allowance rate?

83.5% of resolved applications examined by Samina F Choudhry were allowed (739 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Samina F Choudhry?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Samina F Choudhry take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Samina F Choudhry took 1,069 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Samina F Choudhry work in?

Samina F Choudhry examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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