Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3684

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zahra Elkassabgi has resolved 277 cases in Art Unit 3623 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has a low allowance rate of 29.2 percent, which indicates a highly challenging prosecution environment. This 29.2 percent rate suggests that the majority of cases reaching a final resolution result in abandonment or rejection.

The interview lift is 41.1 percent. This high lift suggests that interviews are a critical strategy for overcoming rejections with this examiner, providing a substantial increase over the baseline rate. The 41.1 percent lift indicates that direct communication is an essential tool for practitioners seeking to improve the odds of success in Art Unit 3623.

The median days to allowance is 1534. This is a very long timeline, reflecting the challenges and potential delays in the prosecution process. The 1534-day benchmark is an important factor for practitioners to consider when managing client expectations for applications assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

29.2%
Allow Rate
-22.8% vs TC avg
291
Total Applications
+41.1%
Interview Lift
1534
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 277 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.4%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18297481 TIMED PARTIAL ORDER IDENTIFICATION FOR TASK LEARNING FROM DATA Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17954880 Integrations Within Executed Workflow Interactions Final Rejection Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
17944034 WORKFLOW TRACKING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Target Brands, Inc.
19206161 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT VISUALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
19091804 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENFORCING BROWSER-BASED APPLICATION WORKFLOW COMPLIANCE Final Rejection OpenMethods

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