Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OKEBATO, SAHLU

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2621 2625 2629 2699

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sahlu Okebato is an examiner in Art Unit 2621 of Tech Center 2600, having resolved 695 cases. He maintains an allowance rate of 76.1%. The median time to allowance for these 695 cases is 1027 days, which is a standard duration for this tech center.

The data highlights an 18.7% interview lift, which enhances the 76.1% baseline. This 18.7% increase indicates that direct communication is an effective way to overcome rejections. Given the 1027-day median pendency, an interview is a recommended strategy to improve the 76.1% chance of success.

Practitioners should use the 18.7% lift to resolve technical issues early. The 1027-day timeline provides ample opportunity for such engagement. This strategy is based on the 695 cases analyzed, where the 76.1% allowance rate serves as the primary benchmark.

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

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
723
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1027
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
65.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19261910 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OF DISPLAY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18984197 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING EXTENDED DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18926873 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING IMAGE BASED ON LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19048228 Displaying Content Based on State Information Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19535729 DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19489339 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19105824 DISPLAY PANEL, DRIVING CIRCUIT, SHIFT REGISTER, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
19092711 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
19095572 EVENT SIGNAL TRANSMISSION ACROSS SERVERS ORGANIZED BY SURFACE TOPOLOGY Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18873594 DISPLAY WITH INTEGRATED SENSORS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM AG
19020356 CONTENT SHARING CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19199447 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING EYE-TRACKING COMPONENTS WITHIN DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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