Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mustafa Iqbal, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IQBAL, MUSTAFA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2811 3600 3623 3625 3683

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

IQBAL, MUSTAFA is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2811. The profile covers 322 resolved cases, a 46.9% allowance rate, and a median of 1089 days to allowance. Interview lift is 24.7%, indicating a positive association with allowance outcomes despite the lower overall allowance result.

The leading companies are Blue Yonder Group Inc., C3.ai Inc., and Capital One Services LLC. The listed firms are ARC PATENTS, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and FisherBroyles, LLP. Practitioners may benefit from structured interview planning, but should also anticipate substantive prosecution work and a timeline extending beyond a short examination cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

46.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
361
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 322 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

51.0%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
33.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18225727 Confidential-Data Driven Profile Selection Using Artificial Intelligence Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18736925 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH FLEXIBLE JOB SHOP SCHEDULING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17731147 EXPLAINABILITY OF TIME SERIES PREDICTIONS MADE USING STATISTICAL MODELS Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
18921836 SCHEDULE INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18730053 TRAFFIC DEMAND PREDICTION DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18753942 DYNAMIC AGENTS WITH REAL-TIME ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18822139 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TASK PROCESSING DASHBOARD Final Rejection Truist Bank
17859730 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RISK SCORES BASED ON ACTUAL LOSS EVENTS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
19225564 System and Method of Demand Planning for Substitutable Items Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
19225551 System and Method of Demand Planning for Substitutable Items Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
19218483 System and Method for Extracting Hindsights for Assortment Planning Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
19185728 Systems and Methods of Achieving Faster Optimality Through Priming of Solution Space for Meat Processing Industry Non-Final OA Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18391624 Ontological Standards Based Approach To Charting Utilizing A Generic Concept Content Based Framework Across Multiple Localized Proprietary Domains Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
19267989 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING NETWORK SLICE AS A SERVICE Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18462176 MONITORING PRODUCT SHORTAGES OVER TIME Non-Final OA Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mustafa Iqbal's allowance rate?

46.9% of resolved applications examined by Mustafa Iqbal were allowed (322 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2811 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mustafa Iqbal?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mustafa Iqbal take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mustafa Iqbal took 1,089 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mustafa Iqbal work in?

Mustafa Iqbal examines applications in Art Unit 2811 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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