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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mehmood B Khan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHAN, MEHMOOD B

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2463 2468 2472 2617 2646

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHAN, MEHMOOD B is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2419. The profile covers 600 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 69.0%, and a median of 1180 days to allowance. Interview lift is 22.5%, reflecting a higher allowance outcome for interview-associated cases than for the corresponding non-interview cases in the recorded history.

The recorded companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and T-Mobile USA Inc. The leading firms are FIG. 1 Patents, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. The allowance rate offers a broad historical reference, while the interview result supports evaluating examiner interaction as part of response planning. The median timing is relevant to prosecution budgets and client schedules.

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

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
676
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
1180
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 600 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17633602 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17593952 METHODS, TERMINAL DEVICE AND BASE STATION FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18549156 METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18866980 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IN OPERATOR NETWORK BY DETECTING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR OF UE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18930932 PEER-TO-PEER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18169772 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING AND STORING ACTIVATION CODE FOR ESIM DEVICE CHANGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18681544 FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, METHOD BY FIRST NODE, AND METHOD BY SECOND NODE Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18984714 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USING BATCH-BASED CROSS-CODE BLOCK NETWORK CODING Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18973514 CHANNEL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18919867 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18234969 METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM OF CHARGING MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18063858 RELAY COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17911862 Communication Method and Terminal Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18992542 REPORTING DESIGN FOR DOPPLER DOMAIN CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18851665 DETECTING PASSIVE DEVICES PROXIMATE TO A READER DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18718151 PASSIVE ON-DEMAND POSITIONING METHODS USING BACKHAUL MESSAGING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18087622 RECOMMENDED BIT RATE (RBR) QUERY FOR CODEC MODE REQUEST (CMR)-BASED BIT RATE CHANGE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18173100 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18965311 TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18666997 TRANSFER APPARATUS AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18274491 RF-BASED SENSING WITH CONSISTENT LATENCY Final Rejection SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18879625 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR S-SSB TRANSMISSION IN AN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18951278 NETWORK ENERGY SAVING CORRELATED WITH QUALITY OF SERVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18896076 CELL DISCONTINUOUS SIGNALING CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
18259085 DATA RETRANSMISSION DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18847965 NR RELAYS- METHODS FOR MULTI-PATH DISCOVERY, RELAY SELECTION, AND NETWORK REPORTING Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18783380 METHODS FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC STEERING Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18251062 COMMUNICATION OF ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC STEERING Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS,INC.
18956884 SIDELINK POSITIONING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18892114 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mehmood B Khan's allowance rate?

69.0% of resolved applications examined by Mehmood B Khan were allowed (600 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 2419 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mehmood B Khan?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mehmood B Khan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mehmood B Khan took 1,180 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mehmood B Khan work in?

Mehmood B Khan examines applications in Art Unit 2419 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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