Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

El Hadji Malick Sall, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SALL, EL HADJI MALICK

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2157 2400 2457 2458

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.2%
Allow Rate
+33.2% vs TC avg
947
Total Applications
-8.3%
Interview Lift
950
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 929 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18996047 COVERAGE REPORTING TECHNIQUE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18862450 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PRESENTING A CHAT MESSAGE Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19261598 COMMUNICATION METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18640094 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18867317 NETWORK NODE CAPABILITY DETECTION FOR DATA CHANNEL APPLICATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18853285 QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) DIFFERENTIATION IN USER-PLANE PROCEDURES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19111048 BIT INDEX ROUTING TABLE ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18951519 IMPLEMENTING NETWORK SECURITY RULES IN HOME ROUTERS Final Rejection AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
19259986 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MAP HIERARCHICAL MULTI-TENANT ACCESS TO SERVICES Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
19217567 MULTI-OPERATOR CORE SASE FOR 5G SASE Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner El Hadji Malick Sall's allowance rate?

91.2% of resolved applications examined by El Hadji Malick Sall were allowed (929 resolved cases), compared with 35.6% across Art Unit 2157 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner El Hadji Malick Sall?

This examiner's interview lift is -8.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner El Hadji Malick Sall take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by El Hadji Malick Sall took 950 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner El Hadji Malick Sall work in?

El Hadji Malick Sall examines applications in Art Unit 2157 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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