Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 28, 2026

Nafiz E Hoque, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HOQUE, NAFIZ E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2146 2179 2614 2652 2693 2694

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

HOQUE, NAFIZ E is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2146. The profile covers 626 resolved cases, with a 75.7% allowance rate and a median of 1141 days to allowance. The 22.8% interview lift indicates a higher allowance outcome for cases involving interviews in this dataset.

Sony Group Corporation, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and Volvo Group are the listed companies. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD, Boone IP Law, PLLC, and Clements Bernard Walker. The interview measure supports considering examiner engagement when it can clarify claim scope or prior-art distinctions. The allowance rate and median timing indicate that practitioners should combine that engagement with disciplined written responses and planning for continued prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
649
Total Applications
+22.8%
Interview Lift
1141
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 626 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798049 DIGITAL ASSISTANT USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18698488 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18473496 ENHANCED USER INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18923933 CUSTOMIZATION OF SOUND PRODUCTION FOR ON-ROAD VEHICLES Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18705042 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18401970 VOICE TO VOICE NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING PROCESSING Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18337950 Origination and Destination Based Routing Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18616117 AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION WITH TARGET WORD SPOTTING Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
19025751 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATED PLAYBACK OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18812542 HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING BROADCASTED AUDIO STREAM Final Rejection GN Hearing A/S
18728754 IN-EAR WEARABLE WITH HIGH LATENCY BAND LIMITING Non-Final OA BOSE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nafiz E Hoque's allowance rate?

75.7% of resolved applications examined by Nafiz E Hoque were allowed (626 resolved cases), compared with 71.7% across Art Unit 2146 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nafiz E Hoque?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nafiz E Hoque take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nafiz E Hoque took 1,141 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nafiz E Hoque work in?

Nafiz E Hoque examines applications in Art Unit 2146 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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