Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Idowu O Osifade, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OSIFADE, IDOWU O

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2666 2668 2673 2675 2677

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

OSIFADE, IDOWU O is assigned to Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2661. The record contains 693 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 81.5%. The median time to allowance is 756 days, and interview lift is 12.3%. The positive interview lift suggests that an interview was associated with improved allowance outcomes in the recorded cases.

The listed companies are Deako Inc., Apple Inc., and Canon Inc. The listed firms are SUITER SWANTZ IP, Anova Law Group, PLLC, and CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP. Practitioners can use the allowance rate as a baseline for prosecution planning and consider interviews as one component of response strategy, with timing centered on the reported median.

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

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
706
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
756
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 693 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
66.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19031104 LABELING A SIGNIFICANT LOCATION BASED ON CONTEXTUAL DATA Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18785285 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18867125 PERFORMING COMPUTER VISION TASKS USING GUIDING CODE SEQUENCES Non-Final OA Google LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Idowu O Osifade's allowance rate?

81.5% of resolved applications examined by Idowu O Osifade were allowed (693 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Idowu O Osifade?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Idowu O Osifade take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Idowu O Osifade took 756 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Idowu O Osifade work in?

Idowu O Osifade examines applications in Art Unit 2661 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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