Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alvin Alik Iskender, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ISKENDER, ALVIN ALIK

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2654

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alvin Alik Iskender has resolved 29 cases in Art Unit 2654 of Tech Center 2600. The allowance rate is 44.8 percent. A high interview lift of 53.4 percent indicates that interviews are exceptionally effective at increasing the chances of allowance compared to the 44.8 percent baseline. This suggests that direct communication is a primary driver of success with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1223. Google LLC, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and Dolby International AB are the primary companies listed. Anova Law Group, PLLC, Harness Dickey (Detroit), and Honigman LLP-Google are the top firms in this profile. The 29 resolved cases provide a clear statistical basis for these metrics. Practitioners can use the 53.4 percent interview lift to justify the resources required for a personal consultation. The 1223 days to allowance provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

44.8%
Allow Rate
-17.2% vs TC avg
51
Total Applications
+53.4%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.6%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18188632 Streaming End-to-end Multilingual Speech Recognition with Joint Language Identification Final Rejection Google LLC
18421513 TRAINING METHOD FOR SPEECH SYNTHESIS MODEL AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSES Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18984119 MULTI-LAG FORMAT FOR AUDIO CODING Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
17819208 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEATURE SPECIFICATION AND DEPENDENCY INFORMATION EXTRACTION FROM REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18593725 Entertainment Character Interaction Quality Evaluation and Improvement Final Rejection Disney Enterprises, Inc.
18174145 TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF TRAINING A TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA Spotify AB

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alvin Alik Iskender's allowance rate?

44.8% of resolved applications examined by Alvin Alik Iskender were allowed (29 resolved cases), compared with 71.0% across Art Unit 2654 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alvin Alik Iskender?

This examiner's interview lift is +53.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alvin Alik Iskender take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alvin Alik Iskender took 1,223 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alvin Alik Iskender work in?

Alvin Alik Iskender examines applications in Art Unit 2654 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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