Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Zewdu A Kassa, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KASSA, ZEWDU A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2632 2635 2637

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zewdu A. Kassa is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2611, with 828 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 88.8%, and the median time to allowance is 875 days. Interview lift is 5.1%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes, although the measured effect is modest relative to the allowance rate.

The principal companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Intel Corporation, and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. The principal firms are BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, Barron & Young PLLC, and COOLEY LLP. Applicants may focus on efficient claim presentation and targeted interviews in a record that already shows frequent allowances.

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

Performance Statistics

88.8%
Allow Rate
+26.8% vs TC avg
845
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
875
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 828 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
75.5%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19109625 FLEXIBLE MULTIPLE PORT SRS TRANSMISSION USING MULTIPLE SYMBOLS Final Rejection APPLE INC.
19038459 ENABLING UNRESTRICTED ALLOCATION FOR DFT-S-OFDM Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18992866 TECHNIQUES FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) OPERATION WITH EIGHT PORTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19211752 METHOD FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) FEEDBACK, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18870696 DESIGNS OF MULTI-RU IN WIDER BANDWIDTH PPDU FOR NEXT-GENERATION WLAN Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Zewdu A Kassa's allowance rate?

88.8% of resolved applications examined by Zewdu A Kassa were allowed (828 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Zewdu A Kassa?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Zewdu A Kassa take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Zewdu A Kassa took 875 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Zewdu A Kassa work in?

Zewdu A Kassa examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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