Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KHAWAR, SAAD

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2412 2469

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Saad Khawar is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2412, with 368 resolved cases. He has a high allowance rate of 85.1 percent and a relatively short median days to allowance of 883. This profile indicates a very efficient and applicant-friendly prosecution environment, where more than eight out of ten cases result in a grant.

The interview lift is 8.8 percent. Although the 85.1 percent baseline allowance rate is already high, the positive lift indicates that interviews still provide a benefit. Practitioners can expect a high likelihood of grant within the 883-day timeframe, and interviews can be used to address any remaining examiner concerns without delaying the process significantly.

For practitioners, the strategy with Khawar should be to maintain the efficiency shown by the 883 median days to allowance. The 85.1 percent allowance rate is very favorable, and the 8.8 percent interview lift provides an additional tool for success. Clear communication and thorough initial filings are likely to result in a fast and successful outcome in Art Unit 2412.

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

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+27.1% vs TC avg
405
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 368 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18703067 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18101792 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE ANTENNA CONFIGURATION IN A USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18574798 WIRELESS BASE STATION, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18925252 TIMING ADVANCE OBTAINING 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.
18366107 METHOD FOR SENDING MEASUREMENT PACKET AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18700831 TERMINAL DEVICES, BASE STATION DEVICES, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS Non-Final OA Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18888848 POWER CONTROL FOR A PHYSICAL SIDELINK FEEDBACK CHANNEL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18824646 VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) AIDED NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK (NTN) OPERATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18623471 COLLABORATION FOR SENSING DIRECTIONAL INTRACELL INTERFERENCE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18465601 TECHNIQUES FOR SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18172167 SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PROCEDURES BASED ON NETWORK POWER SAVINGS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17662196 INDICATION OF UNAVAILABLE RESOURCES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18135633 Applying Timing Advance Command to a Cell with Multiple Time Alignment Timers for Timing Advance Groups Non-Final OA Ofinno, LLC
18866195 METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING AND PACKET STEERING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18293294 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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
18730580 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST REMOTE ID TRANSMISSIONS OF UAVS Final Rejection LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
18406070 COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18848835 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
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
18888835 METHODS FOR SUPPORTING ASSOCIATED IDENTIFICATIONS (IDs) FOR MULTI-CELLS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
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.
18853877 SPECTRUM SENSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
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.

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