Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Shah M Rahman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RAHMAN, SHAH M

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2413

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

RAHMAN, SHAH M has 495 resolved cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2413. The allowance rate is 81.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1002 days. The interview lift is 24.7%, indicating that interviews are associated with materially improved allowance outcomes.

The principal companies are Qualcomm Incorporated, Nokia Corporation, and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP \ Qualcomm, Cozen O'Connor - Boulder, and Jefferson IP Law, LLP. Counsel should include interview preparation in prosecution planning and account for the median timing when coordinating client objectives.

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

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
559
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1002
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 495 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
59.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18856619 CARRIER CONFIGURATION AND SCHEDULING FOR SUB-BAND FULL DUPLEX SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18580378 A User Equipment, a Network and a Method for Providing Improved Transmission Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18855269 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18764754 METHOD FOR SETTING AVAILABLE CHANNELS FOR WLAN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME METHOD Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18738565 METHOD OF AND APPARATUS OF POWER CONTROL FOR CANDIDATE CELL PRACH TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18636541 Uplink Transmit Opportunity Bursting Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18721540 FAST 5G BEAM SWITCHING BY EARLY MEASUREMENT REPORTING Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18703430 METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18679432 HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18616490 METHODS AND APPRATUSES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RETRANSMISSION USING CHECK BLOCKS GENERATED ACCORDING TO SUBBLOCK INTERLEAVERS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18708356 Resource Allocation Method and Apparatus Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18867641 CONFIGURATIONS AND COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCE COUNTING FOR TIME DOMAIN CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION BURSTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18940664 ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE CONFIGURATION BASED ON ASSISTANCE INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18625011 DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18240518 ENHANCED SECONDARY UPLINK (eSUL) MEASUREMENT, MOBILITY, AND ACCESS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18263671 REDUNDANCY VERSION CONFIGURATION FOR A PROBABILISTIC CONSTELLATION SHAPING SCHEME Non-Final OA QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
18352065 SIGNALING ASSOCIATED WITH UPLINK RESOURCE MUTING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17995646 TECHNIQUES FOR UPDATING DEFAULT BEAMS AND PATHLOSS REFERENCE SIGNALS IN A MULTI-COMPONENT CARRIER COMMUNICATION LINK Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18281212 DL RECEPTION AND UL TRANSMISSION OVERLAP FOR HD-FDD OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18856168 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION DIRECTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18007175 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DRX RTT TIMER Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
17735131 METHOD RELATED TO EMERGENCY SERVICE AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18853630 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING FREQUENCY DOMAIN RESOURCES Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18693063 METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION STATE, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18914784 METHOD FOR SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATED WITH USER EQUIPMENT REPORTED RESOURCES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18890286 MECHANISMS FOR DYNAMIC STRUCTURING OF TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY PREEMPTION OPPORTUNITIES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18845099 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK DURING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18714793 CONTROL SIGNALLING Final Rejection Nokia Technologies OY
18838552 METHOD FOR MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED UPLINK CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN REFLECTIVE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18530852 INTELLIGENT MEDICAL ESCALATION PROCESS Final Rejection MASIMO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Shah M Rahman's allowance rate?

81.0% of resolved applications examined by Shah M Rahman were allowed (495 resolved cases), compared with 68.3% across Art Unit 2413 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Shah M Rahman?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Shah M Rahman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Shah M Rahman took 1,002 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Shah M Rahman work in?

Shah M Rahman examines applications in Art Unit 2413 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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