Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Saad Khawar, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KHAWAR, SAAD

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412 2469

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

KHAWAR, SAAD is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2412. The profile records 372 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 85.2% and a median of 884 days to allowance. Interview lift is 8.8%, indicating a higher allowance outcome for interview-associated cases than for the corresponding non-interview cases.

The recorded companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, and Brooks Kushman P.C. The allowance rate provides a historical reference for prosecution before this examiner. Counsel can consider interviews as part of case strategy, while the median timing supports planning for responses and client communications.

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

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+27.2% vs TC avg
427
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
884
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 372 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18841437 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEVICE REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18620790 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NW INDICATION-BASED PACKET DISCARD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18101792 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE ANTENNA CONFIGURATION IN A USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18856254 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18849864 DYNAMIC SCHEDULING OF PERIODIC COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18574798 WIRELESS BASE STATION, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18969002 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18925606 TIMING ADVANCE REPORT SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18925252 TIMING ADVANCE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18366107 METHOD FOR SENDING MEASUREMENT PACKET AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18824646 VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) AIDED NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK (NTN) OPERATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18172167 SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PROCEDURES BASED ON NETWORK POWER SAVINGS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17662196 INDICATION OF UNAVAILABLE RESOURCES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18866195 METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING AND PACKET STEERING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18293294 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18730580 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST REMOTE ID TRANSMISSIONS OF UAVS Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18700831 TERMINAL DEVICES, BASE STATION DEVICES, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18861008 TRANSMISSION MODE INDICATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18859033 METHOD FOR TERMINAL TO BE SCHEDULED, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18843286 MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18406070 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18888835 METHODS FOR SUPPORTING ASSOCIATED IDENTIFICATIONS (IDs) FOR MULTI-CELLS Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18361648 APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR BEAM-FORMED COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18795377 CONTROL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
18943146 VOICE CALL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18623374 UPLINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL SRS CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18092198 TIMING OFFSET VALUE INDICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18954879 PHOTOVOLTAIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SYSTEM AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Saad Khawar's allowance rate?

85.2% of resolved applications examined by Saad Khawar were allowed (372 resolved cases), compared with 82.9% across Art Unit 2412 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Saad Khawar?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Saad Khawar take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Saad Khawar took 884 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Saad Khawar work in?

Saad Khawar examines applications in Art Unit 2412 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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