Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Fariba Sirjani, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SIRJANI, FARIBA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2626 2659 2695 4100

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fariba Sirjani operates within Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2626. The examiner has a high volume of 573 resolved cases and maintains an allowance rate of 75.4 percent. This suggests a high probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner. The median days to allowance is 999, which is a key metric for applicants planning their patent timelines.

An interview lift of 31.8 percent indicates that direct communication is highly effective, providing a substantial increase over the 75.4 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners can use this lift to resolve complex issues and potentially expedite the 999-day median process. Engaging in an interview is a recommended strategy given this measurable benefit.

Top companies such as The Toronto-dominion Bank, NEC Corporation, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. are frequent participants in this examiner's docket. These organizations are often represented by BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. The combination of a 75.4 percent allowance rate and a 31.8 percent interview lift points toward a productive examination environment.

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

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
999
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 573 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18990784 GENERATING ADAPTIVE TEXTUAL EXPLANATIONS OF OUTPUT PREDICTED BY TRAINED ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE PROCESSES Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18736331 VOICE ASSISTANT SYSTEM BASED ON PARALINGUISTIC ELEMENT OF INPUT SPEECH Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18945894 Hierarchical Audio Generators and Codecs for Enhanced Audio Generation Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18750484 Systems And Methods For Generative Language Model Database System Action Configuration Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18911403 VOICE RECOGNITION METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
19116085 VOICE DISAMBIGUATION TECHNIQUES IN MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
19082060 IMPLEMENTING CONFIGURATION CHANGES USING LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18500969 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Final Rejection Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
18778943 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING PERFORMANCE OF USER-REQUESTED AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ENABLEABLE SOFTWARE APPLICATION CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Dell Products LP
18946080 AUGMENTING FUNCTIONALITY OF GENERATIVE LANGUAGE MODELS USING A HYBRID ATTENTION METHOD Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Fariba Sirjani's allowance rate?

75.4% of resolved applications examined by Fariba Sirjani were allowed (573 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Fariba Sirjani?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Fariba Sirjani take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Fariba Sirjani took 999 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Fariba Sirjani work in?

Fariba Sirjani examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 4100.

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