Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Muhammad U Mian, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MIAN, MUHAMMAD U

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2163 2656

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

MIAN, MUHAMMAD U is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2163. The profile records 369 resolved cases and a 67.2% allowance rate. The interview lift is 22.1%, indicating a positive but moderate association with allowance outcomes. The median time to allowance is 1036 days.

The listed companies are Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd., Capital One Services LLC, and Snap Inc. The listed firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The outcome measure supports a generally favorable prosecution assessment, while the interview result suggests that examiner discussions can help but should not replace written claim analysis. The timing figure supports building a structured response and continuation plan before prosecution becomes urgent.

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

Performance Statistics

67.2%
Allow Rate
+5.2% vs TC avg
401
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17963435 TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE AND STORE GRAPH MODELS FROM STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA IN A CLOUD-BASED GRAPH DATABASE SYSTEM Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18733116 Recurrent Neural Network-Based Analog Cache System Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18583605 ASYMMETRICALLY DISTRIBUTED CONVOLUTION-ATTENTION NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Snap Inc.
19068993 ENSEMBLE OF VECTOR AND GRAPH BASED EMBEDDINGS FOR LARGE LANGUAGE PROMPT AUGMENTATION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19066050 RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION BASED QUERY REFORMULATION PIPELINE FOR A QUESTION AND ANSWER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19338962 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING QUESTION-ANSWERING SERVICE, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
17457181 GENERATING A STATISTIC USING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION DATA Non-Final OA Palantir Technologies Inc.
18947055 DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED CONVERSATIONAL SEARCH OVER ENTERPRISE GRAPH DATABASES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18335715 MACHINE LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OPERATIONS FOR INTERLEAVED DATA Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18983139 MANAGING DATASETS GENERATED BY SEARCH QUERIES Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18629402 GRAPH MODIFICATION USING DECLARATIVE COMMANDS Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
18725464 DIALOG STRATEGY OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Muhammad U Mian's allowance rate?

67.2% of resolved applications examined by Muhammad U Mian were allowed (369 resolved cases), compared with 63.8% across Art Unit 2163 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Muhammad U Mian?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Muhammad U Mian take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Muhammad U Mian took 1,036 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Muhammad U Mian work in?

Muhammad U Mian examines applications in Art Unit 2163 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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