Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAHROUKA, WASSIM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2665 2668 3681

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Wassim Mahrouka serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2665, having overseen 267 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 86.1%. The median days to allowance stands at 847, providing a benchmark for expected prosecution timelines when working with this examiner on patent applications.

The data shows an interview lift of 7.9%, which represents the increase in allowance probability associated with interviews. Practitioners can use the 267 resolved cases as a sample size to gauge the reliability of these performance metrics. The combination of an 86.1% allowance rate and 847 days to allowance describes the outcome for applications in this art unit. In Tech Center 3600, these figures represent a specific examiner profile. The 7.9% interview lift indicates that verbal communication provides a measurable benefit. With 267 resolved cases, the statistics offer a foundation for strategic planning during the patent application process.

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

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+34.1% vs TC avg
288
Total Applications
+7.9%
Interview Lift
846
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 267 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18783140 COMMON COORDINATES FOR DEVICE LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18386086 IMAGE-BASED DETECTION OF SURFACES THAT PROVIDE SPECULAR REFLECTIONS AND REFLECTION MODIFICATION Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18943323 Method and System for Training a Base Model Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18999172 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18326233 AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF PARAMETERS BASED ON PART SURFACE REFLECTIVE INDEX FOR POINT CLOUD ACQUISITION USING A BLUE LIGHT SCANNER Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18568998 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO BROWSE A COLLECTION OF IMAGES Non-Final OA ORANGE
18569013 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO BROWSE A COLLECTION OF IMAGES Non-Final OA ORANGE
18825461 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOT SERVICE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18942823 Selecting and Placing Objects in Images Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18507890 MEASURE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SETS OF FEATURE VECTORS IN DEEP LEARNING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18900232 VIDEO TIMELINE ASSEMBLY BASED ON TEXT INSTRUCTIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
18903339 ARTIFACT-REDUCING IMAGE DEMOSAIC CIRCUITS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19101219 Probe Pose Determination Non-Final OA UCL Business LTD
18947501 METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATA MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Suomen Kuvadata Oy

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