Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: IQBAL, MUSTAFA

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

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mustafa Iqbal serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2811. He has handled 319 resolved cases to date. His allowance rate is 46.7 percent, which suggests a rigorous examination style where grants are issued in less than half of the cases. This 46.7 percent rate indicates that practitioners may face a more difficult path to allowance compared to other dockets in the same tech center.

The interview lift is 25.8 percent. This 25.8 percent lift shows that interviews are a helpful mechanism for improving the odds of success. Practitioners should consider an interview to address the examiner's concerns directly and boost the 46.7 percent baseline allowance rate. Engaging in a technical discussion can often bridge the gap between a final rejection and a notice of allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1088. This 1088 day timeline is the standard duration for cases that reach a grant in this docket. A 1088 day pendency should be factored into the prosecution strategy, as it represents the median time required to navigate the examination process and secure a patent.

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

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-5.3% vs TC avg
360
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 319 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

51.9%
§101 Eligibility
5.3%
§102 Novelty
33.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736925 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH FLEXIBLE JOB SHOP SCHEDULING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18225727 Confidential-Data Driven Profile Selection Using Artificial Intelligence Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18883923 INTELLIGENT TASK SCHEDULING AND NOTIFICATION-INITIATED DIGITAL ASSISTANT CONVERSATIONS Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
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.
18753942 DYNAMIC AGENTS WITH REAL-TIME ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17838879 DATA PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVACY BY DESIGN Final Rejection OneTrust, LLC
18869718 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
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.
17859730 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RISK SCORES BASED ON ACTUAL LOSS EVENTS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18162509 REDUCED PROCESSING CALL-TO-ACTION GENERATION USING PROGRESSIVE FILTERING Non-Final OA GONG.io Ltd.
18462176 MONITORING PRODUCT SHORTAGES OVER TIME Non-Final OA Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.
18390306 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH TIME AND EXPENSE TRACKING Final Rejection Florida Power & Light Company

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