Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ahmed Saifuddin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAIFUDDIN, AHMED

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2469 2472 2475 4100

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAIFUDDIN, AHMED works in tech center 4100 and art unit 2469. Across 52 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 80.8%, the interview lift is 24.2%, and the median time to allowance is 1146 days. The limited record calls for caution, but the interview figure indicates a potentially useful role for direct examiner engagement.

Qualcomm Incorporated, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd., and InterDigital Inc. are the leading companies. ArentFox Schiff, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated, VOLPE KOENIG - IDC, and Barta Jones, PLLC are the leading firms. Practitioners may combine careful written claim analysis with interviews aimed at narrowing specific technical or prior-art disputes.

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

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+20.8% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
1146
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
68.8%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18685029 Master Node, Secondary Node, and Methods Performed in a Wireless Communication Network Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18864798 METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTI-RECEPTION CHAIN Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18857672 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18893582 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18759631 TRANSMITTING CSI FOR MULTIPLE HYPOTHESES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17978143 TRAFFIC DETECTION FOR APPLICATION DATA UNIT MAPPING Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17959509 DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18864345 TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR (TCI) STATES FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION POINTS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18554188 A ROBUST RADIO LINK MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18551575 ASSOCIATING BEAM INDICATION WITH A CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) MEASUREMENT OR REPORT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18457991 TECHNIQUES FOR CELL ACTIVE TIME EXTENSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18252708 TECHNIQUES FOR USER EQUIPMENT INITIATED CHANNEL OCCUPANCY TIME CONFIGURATION AND INDICATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18094084 LISTEN-BEFORE-TALK (LBT) IN RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (RRM) FOR NEW RADIO SYSTEMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17797715 Method and Apparatus Including Frequency Hopping for Multi-Beam Based Repetitions Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18714613 TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Final Rejection Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
18864838 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18857093 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION OF SIGNAL QUALITY THRESHOLD VALUE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18857091 CONFIGURATION METHOD FOR MOBILITY MANAGEMENT, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18694388 CARRIER HANDOVER METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18857310 METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS DIRECTED TO HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) OPERATIONS FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18851836 METHODS FOR EFFICIENT SIDELINK SCHEDULING IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18852140 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING SELF-ADAPTIVE QOS FLOW AND PROFILE Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18883567 MULTIPLE TRANSCEIVER POINT OPERATION Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18729855 ANALYTICS IN VIEW OF DYNAMIC BEAM CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
18890285 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCHEDULING DATA CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KT CORPORATION
18083392 METHOD FOR OBTAINING NETWORK SIDE ANALYSIS DATA, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
17975476 DOWNLINK RECEPTION TRIGGERING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18863816 SIDELINK RESOURCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18128575 MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION AND REPORTING SCHEMES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection ZTE Corporation
18883098 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONDITIONAL TRIGGERED MOBILITY FOR A USER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ahmed Saifuddin's allowance rate?

80.8% of resolved applications examined by Ahmed Saifuddin were allowed (52 resolved cases), compared with 80.6% across Art Unit 2469 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ahmed Saifuddin?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ahmed Saifuddin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ahmed Saifuddin took 1,146 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ahmed Saifuddin work in?

Ahmed Saifuddin examines applications in Art Unit 2469 in Tech Center 4100.

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