Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: IQBAL, KHAWAR

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2464 2617 2642 2643 2646

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Khawar Iqbal works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2464. He has 661 resolved cases on record. His allowance rate is 73.1 percent, which is a favorable grant rate for applicants. This 73.1 percent figure indicates that a high proportion of cases resolved by this examiner result in a patent grant, making it a relatively productive docket for those seeking intellectual property protection.

The interview lift is 29.2 percent. This 29.2 percent lift indicates that interviews are a highly effective strategy for this examiner, significantly increasing the probability of a grant. Practitioners should prioritize scheduling interviews to improve the 73.1 percent baseline allowance rate and to address any technical rejections more efficiently through direct dialogue.

The median days to allowance is 1257. This 1257 day period is the median time to grant for successful applications. Applicants should expect a pendency of 1257 days for their cases, which reflects the typical duration of the prosecution cycle from filing to the eventual issuance of a patent in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 661 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
55.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18926834 RANGING BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18878252 METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE), METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND UE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18796582 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18889436 COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA JVCKENWOOD Corporation
18574298 Managing Paging for a User Device Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18771421 POSITION ESTIMATION OF USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON TIMING ADVANCE INFORMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18714788 Method for obtaining a value of a variable representative of a movement of a mobile terminal, device and corresponding computer program Final Rejection ORANGE
18655418 Apparatus and Method for Establishing a Direct Communication Connection to a Network Via an Access Point of a Different Network Type Final Rejection LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
18930094 SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR ENHANCED EMERGENCY DATA SHARING Non-Final OA RapidSOS, Inc.
18854798 REGISTRATION WITH NETWORK SLICES NOT SUPPORTED IN WHOLE REGISTRATION AREA Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18292141 Configuring a Radio Access Node to Use One or More Radio Access Network Functions Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18285098 SELECTIVE REPORTING OF TRACKING AREA IDENTITY TO CORE NETWORK IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18716428 TERMINAL, AND REPORTING METHOD Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
17964304 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH GATEWAY SERVICE Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18539205 Method And Apparatus For Enhancements On Automatic Stand-Alone Non-Public Network Selection For Supporting Localized Services Non-Final OA MediaTek Inc.
18908431 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALLOCATING TELEPHONE NUMBERS Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
17991147 METHOD FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK INFORMATION EXPOSURE Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18508505 BASE STATION PROVIDING VIRTUAL WIRELESS ROUTER Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18582992 NETWORK SLICE NOTIFICATIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
18875411 AN INTRAORAL SCANNING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO AUTHENTICATE MODE REQUEST Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
18620739 METHOD FOR TRACKING AREA PROCESSING Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18621022 WIRELESS STATION ZONING Final Rejection MAXLINEAR, INC.
18662032 NODE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HIGH-CAPACITY DATA SERVICES VIA A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC
18040355 SUBSCRIPTION AND PROCESSING METHOD, NETWORK DATA ANALYTIC FUNCTION, STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18904310 NETWORKED ECOSYSTEM WITH EXTENDED MULTI-HOP PROXIMITY RANGING Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18905903 PROXY EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM Non-Final OA DISH Wireless L.L.C.

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