Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3622 3623 3681 3682 3689

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Analysis

OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3621. The record includes 423 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 16.1%. The median time to allowance is 1791 days. Interview lift is 13.9%, indicating a positive relationship between interviews and allowance outcomes in the recorded cases, even as the overall allowance rate is limited.

The listed companies are Google LLC, Walmart Apollo LLC, and Rakuten Group Inc. The firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A. Practitioners may need to emphasize claim strategy and prosecution sequencing, while considering interviews as a potentially useful part of the response process and allowing for the reported median duration.

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

Performance Statistics

16.1%
Allow Rate
-35.9% vs TC avg
471
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
1791
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 423 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
32.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18403403 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BY USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18733626 ENHANCING BUSINESS INTERACTIONS USING A SMART WALLET Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
19029562 Web-Based Data Extraction and Linkage Final Rejection Google LLC
18921710 Content Group Generation for Content Delivery Campaigns Final Rejection Google LLC
18008562 CONTENT DISTRIBUTION Final Rejection Google LLC
19209429 STORE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED CUSTOMER REPLY AND CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR TRACKING Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
18801570 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING UTILIZATION OF REWARD POINTS Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18701771 SPLASH ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18110136 PROBABILISTIC FREQUENCY CAPPING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18950962 Mixed-Reality Assisted Exception Analysis and Resolution Final Rejection Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
18539396 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AI-BASED GENERATION AND DELIVERY OF NETWORK RESOURCES Final Rejection YAHOO ASSETS LLC
18405147 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING UNIQUE USER COUNTS FOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS Final Rejection Walmart Apollo, LLC
15974275 DISTRIBUTED IMAGE-BASED ACQUISITION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Walmart Apollo, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed's allowance rate?

16.1% of resolved applications examined by Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed were allowed (423 resolved cases), compared with 25.4% across Art Unit 3621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed took 1,791 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed work in?

Afaf Osman Bilal Ahmed examines applications in Art Unit 3621 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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