Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Haris Sabah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SABAH, HARIS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2625 2671 2674 2682 2853

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

SABAH, HARIS handles cases in tech center 2800 and art unit 2625. There are 702 resolved cases, with a 77.2% allowance rate and a 15.4% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 976 days. This combination presents a favorable allowance profile with a prosecution period that still warrants active docket management.

Canon Inc., Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, and Konica Minolta Inc. are the leading companies. BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C., and Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP are the leading firms. Written claim strategy appears central, while interviews offer a measurable but secondary opportunity.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
728
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
976
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 702 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18999237 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND GUIDELINE DISPLAY METHOD Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18961551 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT TRANSMITS REQUESTED DATA WITHOUT DISPLAYING AN APPROVAL SCREEN IN RESPONSE TO SATISFY A PARTICULAR CONDITION Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18906882 RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19057823 STORAGE MEDIUM, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR STORING PROGRAM FOR CONVERTING COLOR GAMUT OF PRINT DATA INTO COLOR GAMUT REPRODUCIBLE IN PRINTING Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18940053 IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING INCLINED SURFACE FOR EASY DOCUMENT REMOVAL Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18934537 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS REMOTELY OPERATING TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE BETWEEN CONVENIENCE AND SECURITY, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18923292 READING APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18890056 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18586659 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT DETERMINES WHETHER A FORMAT OF NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TAG DATA IS APPROPRIATE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18911409 PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18987075 METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM USING SUB-PAGE PARALLEL RENDERING Non-Final OA Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
18975436 METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM USING RASTER IMAGE PROCESSORS CONFIGURED FOR PROCESSING A JOB Non-Final OA Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
18999177 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18822367 DIGITAL CONTENT LAYOUT ENCODING FOR SEARCH Final Rejection Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Haris Sabah's allowance rate?

77.2% of resolved applications examined by Haris Sabah were allowed (702 resolved cases), compared with 66.5% across Art Unit 2625 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Haris Sabah?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Haris Sabah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Haris Sabah took 976 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Haris Sabah work in?

Haris Sabah examines applications in Art Unit 2625 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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