Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Navneet K Gmahl, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GMAHL, NAVNEET K

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2166

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner is assigned to tech center 2100 and art unit 2166. The record covers 400 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 57.5% and a median of 1710 days to allowance. The interview lift is 38.0%, providing a notable positive signal in a docket with extended median timing.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Google LLC, and Block Inc. The listed firms are MBHB - ServiceNow, Inc., Setter Roche LLP- Oracle, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. Practitioners should account for the long path to allowance in portfolio planning and consider interviews as part of a structured effort to narrow outstanding issues.

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

Performance Statistics

57.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
420
Total Applications
+38.0%
Interview Lift
1710
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 400 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19261266 METHOD OF IMPROVING PROCESSING EFFICIENCY OF GENERATIVE MODEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18502861 ANALYTICS SERVICE GOVERNANCE Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18601007 Systems and Methods for Generating Benchmark Queries Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18462846 REMOTE QUERY PROCESSING FOR A FEDERATED QUERY SYSTEM BASED ON PREDICTED QUERY PROCESSING DURATION Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18216101 ADAPTIVE OUTLIER DETECTION AND CORRECTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19051724 Adaptive Collaboration Recommendation Platform Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18355880 USING MACHINE LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE UNITS OF MEASURE REPRESENTATIONS Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Navneet K Gmahl's allowance rate?

57.5% of resolved applications examined by Navneet K Gmahl were allowed (400 resolved cases), compared with 68.2% across Art Unit 2166 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Navneet K Gmahl?

This examiner's interview lift is +38.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Navneet K Gmahl take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Navneet K Gmahl took 1,710 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Navneet K Gmahl work in?

Navneet K Gmahl examines applications in Art Unit 2166 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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