Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HARANDI, SIAMAK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2662 2665 2666 2668

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

Siamak Harandi is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2624. He has 757 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 90.6%. This rate is very high, suggesting that most applications he examines are eventually granted. The median days to allowance is 781, which is a relatively fast timeline for the patent office.

The interview lift is 7.7%. This figure indicates a modest benefit from conducting an interview, though the 90.6% baseline allowance rate is already quite high. With 757 resolved cases, these metrics are statistically significant. The 781-day median to allowance provides a benchmark for the speed of prosecution in Art Unit 2624.

Practitioners working with Harandi in Tech Center 2600 should note the 90.6% allowance rate as a sign of a receptive examiner. The 7.7% interview lift can be used as a secondary tactic if needed. The 757 resolved cases and 781-day median suggest an efficient process for securing patent rights.

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

Performance Statistics

90.6%
Allow Rate
+28.6% vs TC avg
768
Total Applications
+7.7%
Interview Lift
781
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 757 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18815753 IMAGE RETOUCHING MODEL CONDITIONAL ON COLOR HISTOGRAMS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18754281 MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18928339 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CAPTURE IMAGES Non-Final OA The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18864970 PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT AN AREA OF INTEREST Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18832021 4D FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY ORGANELLE NETWORK TRACKING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18965289 IMAGE DETERMINING DEVICE TO DETERMINE THE STATE OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18849525 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18830335 INTEGRATED INTRAOCCULAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18832529 TRAINING SYSTEMS FOR SURFACE ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18774595 Brake Light Detection Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC.

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