Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Zahid Choudhury, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHOUDHURY, ZAHID

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2116 2175 2186

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zahid Choudhury works in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2116. He has 752 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 85.5 percent. The median days to allowance is 970. These metrics indicate a very favorable environment for applicants, with a high likelihood of success and a predictable timeline for reaching a grant.

The interview lift is 8.7 percent. This suggests that interviews provide a modest increase in the likelihood of allowance over the 85.5 percent baseline. Practitioners may find that direct communication is a useful supplement to written responses, potentially helping to navigate the 970 median days to allowance.

Top companies include Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sony Group Corporation, and International Business Machines Corporation. The firms FENWICK & WEST LLP, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Winston-Salem, and Renaissance IP Law Group LLP (SSI) are the most active. These entities benefit from the 85.5 percent allowance rate and the 8.7 percent interview lift.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+30.5% vs TC avg
769
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
970
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 752 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18420750 POWER MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF ENCLOSURES AND DEVICES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19006854 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18360866 COMPUTING SYSTEM SHUTDOWN INTERVAL TUNING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18800514 UNIVERSAL BOOT INTERFACE Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18793357 POWER MANAGEMENT IN MEMORY Final Rejection Lodestar Licensing Group LLC
18975755 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CONFIGURATION ERRORS IN A SECURITY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
19050420 OPERATION-SPECIFIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Lowe's Companies, Inc.
19062770 MANAGING SYSTEM VERIFICATION USING SETS OF DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zahid Choudhury's allowance rate?

85.5% of resolved applications examined by Zahid Choudhury were allowed (752 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zahid Choudhury?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zahid Choudhury take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zahid Choudhury took 970 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zahid Choudhury work in?

Zahid Choudhury examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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