Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Saba Dagnew, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DAGNEW, SABA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3682 3688

This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases

Analysis

DAGNEW, SABA is a Tech Center 3600 examiner in Art Unit 3621 with 604 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 37.4%, while the median time to allowance is 1577 days. The profile reflects a prosecution setting in which applicants should plan for extended pendency and carefully developed claim responses.

The interview lift is 18.1%, a positive association in the available data. An interview may be useful for clarifying claim scope, discussing cited art, and identifying amendments that can move prosecution forward.

Adobe Inc., Yahoo Assets LLC, and DISH Network LLC appear among the listed companies. Astute IP Law Group, Anova Law Group, PLLC, and ARC PATENTS appear among the listed firms, offering practitioner-specific points of reference for preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

37.4%
Allow Rate
-14.6% vs TC avg
659
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
1577
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 604 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18760949 UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO RECOMMEND TRAVEL OFFER PACKAGES RELATING TO A TRAVEL EXPERIENCE Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18772759 VALIDATING ONLINE ACCESS TO SECURE DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18864364 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIEW GENERATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18861906 PRIVILEGE INFORMATION ISSUING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18701285 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19053359 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WORKFLOW AUTOMATION Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18796589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AD-BASED ROUTING Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.
18535696 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONS TO REDUCE CHURN OF TELEVISION USERS Non-Final OA DISH Network L.L.C.
19285963 SOCIAL STATUS POSTING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18680953 MESSAGE NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
18665157 AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF BRAND REPRESENTATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18477772 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEEDBACK-GUIDED CONTENT GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18477735 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL CONTENT GENERATION Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Saba Dagnew's allowance rate?

37.4% of resolved applications examined by Saba Dagnew were allowed (604 resolved cases), compared with 25.4% across Art Unit 3621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Saba Dagnew?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Saba Dagnew take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Saba Dagnew took 1,577 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Saba Dagnew work in?

Saba Dagnew examines applications in Art Unit 3621 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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