Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Helai Salehi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SALEHI, HELAI

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2114 2433

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

SALEHI, HELAI handles cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2114. The data contains 534 resolved cases, with a 73.0% allowance rate and a 1260-day median to allowance. This combination indicates a meaningful prosecution record with a timeline that warrants early attention to claim strategy, prior art development, and response sequencing.

The 32.2% interview lift indicates a substantial positive relationship between interviews and allowance outcomes. Practitioners may consider using interviews to narrow disputes and test amendment paths before filing a formal response. The principal companies are Fortinet Inc., Capital One Services LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The listed firms are FIG. 1 Patents, K&L Gates LLP, and KDW Firm PLLC (1988).

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+15.0% vs TC avg
560
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18960183 TECHNIQUES TO AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE PAYMENT INFORMATION IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18313711 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY PRESENTING CONTEXT-AWARE USER NOTIFICATIONS Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18680817 MULTIMEDIA STREAMING AND DEVICE ONBOARDING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19196893 CONSENT CONFIRMATION DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONSENT CONFIRMATION AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMING CONSENT Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18994702 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19291122 SAFE DATA TRANSFER OVER AN INTERMITTENTLY LIMITED DATA LINK Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
19282288 UNIFIED SUBSCRIPTION IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
19205767 DYNAMICALLY HARDENING COMMUNICATIONS HAVING INSECURE PROTOCOLS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18769377 Using Codes to Provide More Secure Authentication Final Rejection MICRO FOCUS LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Helai Salehi's allowance rate?

73.0% of resolved applications examined by Helai Salehi were allowed (534 resolved cases), compared with 78.8% across Art Unit 2114 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Helai Salehi?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Helai Salehi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Helai Salehi took 1,260 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Helai Salehi work in?

Helai Salehi examines applications in Art Unit 2114 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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