Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bobbak Safaipour, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2618 2648 2665 4100

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 2618. Across 1118 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 86.1%, the interview lift is 10.8%, and the median time to allowance is 955 days. The substantial record shows a strong allowance profile with a limited measured contribution from interviews.

Kia Corporation, Capital One Services LLC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the leading companies. Abel Schillinger, LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP are the leading firms. Practitioners may prioritize concise written responses and use interviews selectively where direct discussion can resolve a discrete issue.

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

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
1,151
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
955
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
48.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19029305 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND/OR COMPUTING DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION AND/OR READING OF OPTICAL CODES IN IMAGES OF VARYING QUALITY Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18665169 METHOD PERFORMED BY ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INPAINTING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18800229 Low Bandwidth Transmission of Event Data Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18599951 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TARGET POSITIONING Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19110727 METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA FOR THE APPLICATION OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19104699 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18924961 POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19062573 Cargo Monitoring Using a Three-Dimensional Vision System Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18895188 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED MULTI-SCALE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR THE SUPER-RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT OF COMPRESSED VIDEO Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19055779 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CONTROL Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18959315 VISION INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18532778 Object Detection Method And System Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18685639 HARVESTING CIRCUIT INFORMATION FROM SCHEMATIC IMAGES Non-Final OA Siemens Industry Software Inc.
18599139 OBJECT DATA STORAGE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19006036 INTERFACE FOR DETERMINING INSTRUMENT POSE Non-Final OA AURIS HEALTH, INC.
19032542 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
19032524 Classification of Cognitively Normal Condition, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Based on Convolutional Neural Networks with Attention Mechanism Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
19073868 ARTICLE INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA ANRITSU CORPORATION
18880878 DETERMINING DEFOCUS IN IMAGE DATA RELATED TO A PREPARED BLOOD SAMPLE Non-Final OA Radiometer Medical ApS
18664976 RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND RECOGNITION METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE INDICATOR Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18992123 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT IMAGE ANALYSIS USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL INFORMATION Non-Final OA COSMO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – AI LIMITED
18627093 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIGITALIZING A SLIDE Final Rejection Pramana, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bobbak Safaipour's allowance rate?

86.1% of resolved applications examined by Bobbak Safaipour were allowed (1,118 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 2618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bobbak Safaipour?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bobbak Safaipour take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bobbak Safaipour took 955 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bobbak Safaipour work in?

Bobbak Safaipour examines applications in Art Unit 2618 in Tech Center 4100.

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