Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAUD, ABDULLAH AHMED

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2164

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Abdullah Ahmed Daud serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2164. The examiner's professional record includes 177 resolved cases, which serve as the basis for the following metrics. The allowance rate for these 177 cases is 55.4 percent. This 55.4 percent figure is a key data point for applicants to analyze when their patent applications are assigned to this examiner. The 177 resolved cases provide a sample for understanding the examiner's tendencies in Art Unit 2164.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1370. This 1370-day metric indicates the typical duration from filing to the grant of a patent for cases handled by this examiner. Practitioners can incorporate the 1370-day figure into their long-term planning and budgeting for patent prosecution. The 1370-day median is a consistent indicator of the procedural pace within Tech Center 2100. Understanding this timeline is essential for coordinating intellectual property strategies.

The data also shows an interview lift of 31.1 percent. This 31.1 percent lift represents the statistical change in the probability of an allowance when an interview is conducted during prosecution. Applicants may consider the 31.1 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. The 31.1 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a factor in the resolution of the 177 cases. This metric, combined with the 55.4 percent allowance rate, provides a view of the examiner's history.

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

Performance Statistics

55.4%
Allow Rate
At TC average
214
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1370
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 177 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
73.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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19364952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING APPLICATION FEATURES DISCOVERABLE ON MOBILE DEVICES UNIQUE TO USER PERSONA Non-Final OA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
18680031 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCH ALTERATION IN NON-LINEAR MEDIA Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18222529 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SMART RESPONSES FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERIES Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18736341 EXPLAINABLE CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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18047209 METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING MULTI-MEASURE OPTIMIZED RANKING DATA OBJECTS Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18735759 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ANALYTICAL WORKLOADS BASED ON DATA REDUCTION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18714311 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING AND GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS OF MULTI-MODAL DOCUMENTS Non-Final OA JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED
17410399 NETWORK REPRESENTATION FOR EVOLUTION OF CLUSTERS AND GROUPS Non-Final OA Ayasdi AI LLC

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