Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2634

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Asif Islam Shameem has resolved 24 cases in Art Unit 2634. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 87.5 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 2600. The data shows an interview lift of 15.0 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 15.0 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 876. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 24 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 2634 can use this 876-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 87.5 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 15.0 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 2600.

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

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+25.5% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
876
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
62.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18971168 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18699635 OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL FIBER SENSING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER SENSING METHOD Final Rejection NEC CORPORATION
18627762 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18773998 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE THAT TRANSMITS WDM SIGNAL Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18838239 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MASTER STATION DEVICE, SLAVE STATION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
19099718 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NORMALCY JUDGMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18863586 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18847702 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18776055 METHOD FOR COHERENT OPTICAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18514222 FIBER OPTIC CABLE TESTING TOOL Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18992559 OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK UNIT, AND NETWORK SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION
18680067 COLORLESS OPTICAL TRANSMISSION FOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18880419 Underwater Optical Wireless Communication System Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18629497 UNDERWATER OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18582506 OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM WITH DATA TRANSMISSION VIA INFRARED Final Rejection Universal City Studios LLC
18669340 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARDWARE CONFIGURED NETWORK Final Rejection II-VI Delaware, Inc.

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