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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Atta Khan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHAN, ATTA

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHAN, ATTA is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2449. The profile records 338 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 83.7% and a median of 924 days to allowance. Interview lift is 24.8%, indicating a higher allowance outcome for cases associated with interviews than for the corresponding non-interview cases.

The listed companies are KDDI Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited. The leading firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Palantir, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. The profile supports considering interviews as part of response planning. Its timing figure also gives practitioners a concrete reference for client scheduling and prosecution resource decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

83.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
356
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 338 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18896282 Communication Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18930523 DATA TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18894834 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA IN TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORK, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
19040183 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KDDI CORPORATION
19040241 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KDDI CORPORATION
18756798 PLATFORM RESILIENCY AUTHORITY Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
19006859 UNIQUELY IDENTIFYING AN ENDPOINT THAT CONNECTS TO A NETWORK USING MULTIPLE CHANNELS/BANDS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18590559 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONDER PASSIVE MODE OPERATION Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Atta Khan's allowance rate?

83.7% of resolved applications examined by Atta Khan were allowed (338 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 2449 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Atta Khan?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Atta Khan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Atta Khan took 924 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Atta Khan work in?

Atta Khan examines applications in Art Unit 2449 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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