Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Fahmida Rahman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RAHMAN, FAHMIDA

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2116 2175 2186

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

RAHMAN, FAHMIDA handles cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2116. The record contains 575 resolved cases, an 82.6% allowance rate, and a median of 1136 days to allowance. The interview lift is 50.9%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in this docket.

The principal companies are Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dell Products L.P., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The listed firms are Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP, Fogarty LLP, and Greenberg Traurig, LLP - AMD, Inc. Counsel should give interviews a prominent place in prosecution planning while allowing for the extended median timing shown by the record.

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

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
605
Total Applications
+50.9%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 575 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18970128 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING HEAT CAUSED BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON BASIS OF PID CONTROLLER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18908204 CLOCK SELECTION CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18890652 UTILIZING POWER MANAGEMENT STATISTICS TO IMPROVE STORAGE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY Final Rejection PURE STORAGE, INC.
17774515 MEDICAL DEVICE DIGITAL TWIN FOR SAFE REMOTE OPERATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18983637 STATE TRACKING AND CONTROL CIRCUITS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18427804 Dynamic Energy as a Service Provider Capacity Licensing Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18520296 AUTOMATED OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) INSTALLER PRE-BOOTING Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18969372 EARLY DISPLAY ACTIVATION USING CACHE-BASED MEMORY EMULATION Non-Final OA ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
18324808 EVENT-TRIGGERED DYNAMIC POWER MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18776404 CONFIGURATION FILE CHAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Fahmida Rahman's allowance rate?

82.6% of resolved applications examined by Fahmida Rahman were allowed (575 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Fahmida Rahman?

This examiner's interview lift is +50.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Fahmida Rahman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Fahmida Rahman took 1,136 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Fahmida Rahman work in?

Fahmida Rahman examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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