Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FAROOQ, MAHMOOD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3783

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mahmood Farooq examines cases in Art Unit 3774 within Tech Center 3700. With 5 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 60.0 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 960, which establishes an early expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. Currently, the interview lift is 0.0 percent, though this figure is based on a set of 5 resolved cases. The 0.0 percent lift indicates that, to date, interviews have not resulted in a statistically measurable increase in the probability of allowance. However, with only 5 resolved cases, practitioners should still consider interviews as a potential tool. The 960 day median suggests that the examiner moves cases at a specific pace. As more outcomes become available, the reliability of the 60.0 percent allowance rate will likely increase.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
23
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18212884 SUPPORT CATHETER WITH ENHANCED TORQUE RESPONSE AND HIGH PUSHABILITY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18706853 Methods for Administration of Drug to the Retina Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18422182 INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL (IPSC) DERIVED MULTI-RIBBON BIODEGRADABLE GEL FOR OUTER RETINAL REPLACEMENT Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18109508 MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18705172 Drug Delivery Investigation Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18610053 LAYERED POLYMERIC COATINGS FOR DRUG RELEASE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18238595 Non-Integrated Vascular Access System with Stabilization Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18255293 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR NORMALIZING LOADED PUMP MOTOR DATA TO UNLOADED PUMP MOTOR DATA DURING A FLUID MOVEMENT OPERATION Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18113966 SHAPE-CHANGEABLE SYRINGE PACKAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18843669 WORKPIECE CARRIER FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18707218 ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18216486 INFUSION PUMP HAVING A BACKUP POWER SYSTEM Non-Final OA B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
18843605 MAGNETIC COUPLING AND DETECTION MECHANISM FOR A PUMP DEVICE Non-Final OA NeuroDerm, Ltd.
18526510 CAPPED SYRINGES AND METHODS OF SEALING SAME Non-Final OA DiscGenics, Inc.
18253007 PRESSURE INDUCED DEFLATABLE FOLEY'S CATHETER Non-Final OA B. SURESH

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