Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: QAYYUM, ZESHAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3697

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zeshan Qayyum is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3685. He has managed 444 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 40.5 percent. This 40.5 percent rate indicates a challenging environment where fewer than half of the applications reach a grant.

The interview lift is 30.8 percent. This figure suggests that conducting an interview is a highly effective strategy for increasing the likelihood of a grant. The 30.8 percent lift provides a substantial boost to the allowance rate, making it a critical tactic for practitioners to consider.

The median days to allowance is 1895. This timeline represents the typical duration for applications to reach a final grant. With 444 resolved cases, these metrics offer a clear view of the examiner's performance. The 1895-day median defines the expected prosecution experience for applicants in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

40.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
475
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 444 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
34.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19410877 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR SECURE CURBSIDE BANKING Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18645775 METAVERSE AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
18280391 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, MODEL LEARNING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, MODEL LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19443907 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR BLOCKING MULTI-RAIL CONTACTLESS FRAUD Non-Final OA Mastercard International Incorporated
18190086 CONSERVING COMPUTING RESOURCES DURING IDENTITY VALIDATION VIA A LAST USED ACCOUNT Non-Final OA MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18925720 ACCESS CONTROL BY CONTACTLESS SMART CARD Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18988707 SERVICE-AGNOSTIC POLICY ENFORCEMENT CONTROL ENGINE Final Rejection STRIPE, INC.
18584344 TRAINING OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS USING AUTOMATED REFERENCE AUGMENTATION Non-Final OA ServiceNow, Inc.
19079514 METHOD FOR REGISTERING A USER IN A MEDICAL SOFTWARE APPLICATION Final Rejection Fresenius Vial SAS
18073638 PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR UTILIZING ORDER DATA AND RELATED DATA Non-Final OA CFPH, LLC
18674661 AUTOMATED PARALLELIZED PROCESSING OF DECISION-TREE GUIDELINES USING ELECTRONIC RECORD Non-Final OA ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
18673177 ELECTRONIC GROUP CREATION BASED ON IPUT IMAGE Non-Final OA MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

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