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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Rasheed Gidado, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GIDADO, RASHEED

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2416 2464 2465

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

GIDADO, RASHEED is assigned to Technology Center 2400 and Art Unit 2416. Across 1050 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 86.3%, and the median time to allowance is 917 days. The interview lift is 8.1%, showing a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported record.

The principal company affiliations are Qualcomm Incorporated, Lenovo (United States) Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, Brooks Kushman P.C., and FIG. 1 Patents. The high allowance rate supports a favorable outcome assessment, while the median timeline remains important for prosecution forecasting. Because the interview lift is limited compared with the allowance result, practitioners may wish to place particular emphasis on written claim presentation and prior-art analysis, supplemented by targeted interviews.

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

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+28.3% vs TC avg
1,074
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
917
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1050 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18850141 Distribution of RAN-Visible QoE Measurements Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18733135 PAGING MONITORING FOR MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SESSION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18828895 Multiplexing of Uplink Control Information Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18813560 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18849944 TRANSMISSIONS ON MIXED DYNAMIC FREQUENCY SELECTION CHANNELS DURING CHANNEL AVAILABILITY CHECK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18694833 TECHNIQUES FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN NETWORK SLICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18499916 CONFIGURATION SWITCH Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18427073 SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF POWER ADAPTIVE MULTILINK OPERATION Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18850005 REDUCING RECEIVER DESENSITIZATION FOR FREQUENCY DIVISION DUPLEX BANDS USING BANDWIDTH PARTS Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18787283 ONBOARD DEVICE AND SLEEP CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18615135 BROADCAST CHANNEL TRANSMISSION AND DEMODULATION Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18921713 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION NODE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rasheed Gidado's allowance rate?

86.3% of resolved applications examined by Rasheed Gidado were allowed (1,050 resolved cases), compared with 72.0% across Art Unit 2416 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rasheed Gidado?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rasheed Gidado take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rasheed Gidado took 917 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rasheed Gidado work in?

Rasheed Gidado examines applications in Art Unit 2416 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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