Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PASHA, ATHAR N

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2657

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Athar N. Pasha has 169 resolved cases in Art Unit 2657 and Tech Center 2600. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 90.5%. The median days to allowance is 923, indicating a specific timeline for the 169 resolved cases. This 923-day figure helps practitioners estimate the duration of the grant process in this art unit.

The interview lift is 15.2%, which is a measurable increase relative to the 90.5% allowance rate. This suggests that even for an examiner who allows a high percentage of cases, an interview can be a decisive factor. Practitioners should leverage this 15.2% lift to ensure their applications stay on track during the 923-day median period. The 169 resolved cases provide a foundation for these metrics.

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

Performance Statistics

90.5%
Allow Rate
+28.5% vs TC avg
186
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
923
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 169 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
54.7%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18163618 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING A VISUAL SOURCE WITH A SOUND SIGNAL Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18967415 CENTRALIZED ANALYTICS SUPPORT AND ENABLEMENT Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18400570 DISTRIBUTED LEDGER ENABLED LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL SECURITY PROTOCOL Non-Final OA American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18874630 SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS, SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19024609 Apparatus and Method for Quality Determination of Audio Signals Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19012760 MASKING THRESHOLD DETERMINATOR, AUDIO ENCODER, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A MASKING THRESHOLD INFORMATION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18929448 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING DATA IN E-BOOK READER, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18875141 SIGNAL ENCODING USING LATENT FEATURE PREDICTION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18877210 TRAINING METHOD FOR TRANSLATION MODEL, TRANSLATION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18967529 MULTIMODAL DATA GENERATION Non-Final OA BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18877559 SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA DOUYIN VISION CO., LTD.

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