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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Muhammad A Raza, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RAZA, MUHAMMAD A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2449

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

RAZA, MUHAMMAD A is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2449. The record shows 285 resolved cases, a 56.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1392 days to allowance. The interview lift is 68.7%, which is a strong examiner-specific signal that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes.

The leading companies are Apple Inc., Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd., and Orange. The principal firms are Artegis Law Group, LLP, Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC, and C. Tumey Law Group PLLC. Practitioners may wish to make interview preparation a central part of prosecution planning, while still grounding any request in the application’s claim and prior-art issues. The 1392-day median indicates that applicants should account for a long path to allowance when managing timing, budget, and continuation decisions.

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

Performance Statistics

56.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
313
Total Applications
+68.7%
Interview Lift
1392
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 285 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17744598 COORDINATING OUTPUT OF CONTENT DURING A MULTIUSER COMMUNICATION SESSION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18770363 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING NETWORK RESOURCES Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18842305 A MECHANISM TO ENABLE SERVICE INTERACTION WITH EXTERNAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF NETWORK-BASED AVIATION SERVICES Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18887520 DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF THE QUALITY FOR A MULTI-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION OF CONTENT SEGMENTS Final Rejection ORANGE
18897902 DYNAMIC NETWORK TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR ANOMALY Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18918931 DIFFERENTIATING CONTROLLERS AND RECONCILERS FOR SOFTWARE OPERATORS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection Red Hat, Inc.
17135576 ONLINE COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH METHODOLOGIES FOR DISTRIBUTED TRACE AGGREGATION AND FOR TARGETED DISTRIBUTED TRACING Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Muhammad A Raza's allowance rate?

56.1% of resolved applications examined by Muhammad A Raza were allowed (285 resolved cases), compared with 61.1% across Art Unit 2449 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Muhammad A Raza?

This examiner's interview lift is +68.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Muhammad A Raza take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Muhammad A Raza took 1,392 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Muhammad A Raza work in?

Muhammad A Raza examines applications in Art Unit 2449 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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