Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Babar Sarwar, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SARWAR, BABAR

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2617 2645 3661 3667 3723

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

SARWAR, BABAR is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2617. The record covers 1078 resolved cases, with an 85.7% allowance rate and a 19.4% interview lift. Median time to allowance is 863 days. The substantial volume supports detailed review of outcomes and timing, while the interview figure provides a separate input for planning examiner communications.

Listed companies include Toyota Motor Corporation, Kia Corporation, and Airbus SAS. Listed firms are MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast. Practitioners can use these participants to identify relevant automotive and aerospace experience.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
1,102
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
863
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1078 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.3%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18942116 Enforcing Fairness on Unlabeled Data to Improve Modeling Performance Final Rejection Oracle International Corporation
19175497 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ELEMENT Final Rejection AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
18422741 CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19297903 ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC DRIVER TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
19135524 METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MINING VEHICLE AND SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DRIVING SCHEDULE FOR A MINING VEHICLE Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18822519 EXCAVATION SYSTEM, WORK SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19205118 INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19253971 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19299860 Apparatus and Method for Controlling Autonomous Driving Vehicle Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18970163 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, CONTROLLER, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18935411 COMPUTER-BASED ORCHESTRATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19316955 CONFIDENCE GENERATION USING A NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Babar Sarwar's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by Babar Sarwar were allowed (1,078 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 2617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Babar Sarwar?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Babar Sarwar take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Babar Sarwar took 863 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Babar Sarwar work in?

Babar Sarwar examines applications in Art Unit 2617 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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