Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OBAID, HAMZEH M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3624 3661

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hamzeh M Obaid is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3623. The examiner has 180 resolved cases in the current record. This count of 180 cases includes all applications that have reached a final status of allowance or abandonment. Practitioners can use this history to evaluate the examiner's typical patterns during prosecution in this art unit.

The data shows an allowance rate of 38.3 percent for this examiner. This 38.3 percent figure represents the proportion of cases that result in a patent grant. Additionally, the interview lift is 22.4 percent. This 22.4 percent lift indicates the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. Applicants can use this metric to decide whether to engage in direct dialogue with the examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1105. This 1105 day period measures the time from the start of examination to the eventual grant of the patent. Applicants should plan for a prosecution timeline that aligns with this median. The combination of these metrics provides a view of the prosecution environment for applications assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 3623.

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

Performance Statistics

38.3%
Allow Rate
-13.7% vs TC avg
230
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1105
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 180 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

43.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
36.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19076251 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW POWER MULTI-HORIZON TIME SERIES FORECASTING WITH INTERPRETABILITY Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
19269789 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL Final Rejection Fidelity Information Services, LLC
18961564 Determination of Insights for Construction Projects Final Rejection Procore Technologies, Inc.
18384462 AUTONOMOUS MECHANISM FOR TRACKING EXECUTION PATHS IN DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18355454 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18332800 AI-BASED INTELLIGENT WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17893295 WORKFLOW SIMULATION WITH ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17656227 RISK REDUCTION OPTIMIZATION IN A SMART ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17679907 GENERATING ORGANIZATIONAL GOAL-ORIENTED AND PROCESS-CONFORMANT RECOMMENDATION MODELS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18411531 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR EVENT DETECTION FOR A TRANSMISSION CABLE OR LINE-BASED SYSTEM Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19012539 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING DATA SETS USING INDEXING Final Rejection Fiserv, Inc.
19029786 COMMUNICATION PROCESS FLOW PATH VARIATIONS Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18642868 RESOURCE USAGE AMOUNT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RESOURCE USAGE AMOUNT MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18273015 A CONFIDENCE-AWARE SERVICE PATTERN OPTIMIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
17824717 Assumption-Based Planning Final Rejection Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
19093670 Advanced Forecasting Tool for Key Performance Indicators in Revenue Cycle Management Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
18235947 Machine Learning-Based Requirements Prediction Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18743125 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING OPERATIONS IN A WAREHOUSE Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18688948 Classification Model Generation Method, Particle Determination Method, and Recording Medium Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18428548 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection WOTA CORP.
18644269 CONFORMITY-DRIVEN ADAPTIVE RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION FOR DYNAMIC ALLOCATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18492869 PRODUCT DESIGN PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18373146 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18389419 CONTROLLING VEHICLES USING CONTEXTUAL DRIVER AND/OR RIDER DATA BASED ON AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DETECTION AND MOBILITY STATUS Non-Final OA Allstate Insurance Company
18383488 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AGENTS STAFFING LEVELS OF A SUCCESSIVE WORK-SHIFT OF A PREASSIGNED ONGOING WORK-SHIFT, DURING THE PREASSIGNED ONGOING WORK-SHIFT, IN A CONTACT CENTER Final Rejection NICE LTD.
18474429 MACHINE LEARNING BASED (ML-BASED) COMPUTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORECASTING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection HIGHRADIUS CORPORATION
18468454 COLLUSION DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SEPARATION OF DUTIES (SOD) RULES Final Rejection SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
18158763 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE SCHEDULES FOR COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA UKG Inc.
18186873 Aircraft Fleet Assignment With Slot Constraints Final Rejection Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.

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