Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: IQBAL, SYED TAHA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1736 1788 1793

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Syed Taha Iqbal serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1732. He has 847 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 79.9 percent, which is a high grant rate for his docket. This 79.9 percent figure suggests that the examiner is relatively receptive to patent applications, with a large majority of resolved matters resulting in a notice of allowance for the applicant.

The interview lift is 21.3 percent. This 21.3 percent lift indicates that interviews are a productive way to increase the likelihood of an allowance even further. Practitioners should use this 21.3 percent advantage to improve the 79.9 percent baseline probability of success, as direct communication can often resolve complex technical issues more effectively than written correspondence alone.

The median days to allowance is 943. This 943 day timeline is relatively efficient for the tech center. A 943 day pendency is the median duration for successful applications in this docket, providing a benchmark for applicants to estimate the time from filing to the eventual grant of their patent.

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

Performance Statistics

79.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
857
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 847 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18603743 CATALYST FOR DECOMPOSING PERFLUOROCOMPOUNDS AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18419116 AMORPHOUS CARBON GRAPHITIC STRUCTURE PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18410288 HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM STEAM CRACKING TAIL GAS WITH MEMBRANE REACTOR Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18729572 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18273658 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING DISPERSED GRAPHENE FROM SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
16887191 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SYNTHESIS GAS Final Rejection Casale SA

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