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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nizar N Sivji, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SIVJI, NIZAR N

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2600 2617 2642 2645 2646 2647 2668 2672

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nizar N. Sivji is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2600. With 1085 resolved cases, the examiner has a very high volume of experience. The allowance rate is 85.7 percent, which indicates a high probability of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 918, which is an efficient timeline for the patent acquisition process.

An interview lift of 19.7 percent suggests that direct communication still offers a measurable benefit, even with the high 85.7 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners can use this lift to address any remaining issues and potentially expedite the 918-day median duration. Verbal discussion remains a productive tool for securing an allowance.

Major corporate entities such as Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc. are frequent applicants. These companies are often represented by Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P., BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, and DITTHAVONG, STEINER, & MLOTKOWSKI. The 1085 resolved cases suggest a consistent and predictable examination style.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+23.7% vs TC avg
1,114
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1085 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18855555 LOCAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18874661 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLMN SEARCH AND SELECTION AFTER REMOVAL OF ENTRY IN WIRELESS NETWORK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18854419 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SHARE UE MOBILITY CHARACTERISTICS IN 3GPP EDGE APPLICATIONS AND HTTP SERVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18493681 TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF POWER REPORTS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18642568 TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANSMISSION OF AUDIO AND RANGING SIGNALS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18819728 BANDWIDTH PART OPERATION DURING HANDOVER PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18855414 FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18848791 IN-BAND DEPLOYMENT FOR WIRELESS ENERGY AND INFORMATION TRANSFER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18848489 POSITION ESTIMATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT VIA A WIRELESS NODE ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE AREA IDENTIFIERS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18760810 UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION ASSOCIATED WITH MONITORING OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR NETWORK-ASSISTED POSITION ESTIMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18514178 DECODER BASED LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR TWO-SIDED MODELS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18483335 PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL (PRACH) RACH OCCASION (RO) SELECTION FOR AMBIENT INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM WITH ASSISTING NODE Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18841039 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A HANDOVER PREPARATION IN A L2 U2N RELAY CASE Non-Final OA LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
17997219 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18819575 Cell Handover Method, User Equipment, and Non-Transitory Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
17982234 OPTICAL CHARACTER DETECTION AND RECOGNITION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18369016 DO NOT DISTURB FOR ENCODED INFORMATION Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18823135 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNAE AND ANTENNA CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
18887334 UTILIZING A DEPTH PREDICTION MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO GENERATE COMPRESSED LOG DEPTH MAPS AND MODIFIED DIGITAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nizar N Sivji's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by Nizar N Sivji were allowed (1,085 resolved cases), compared with 84.5% across Art Unit 2600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nizar N Sivji?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nizar N Sivji take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nizar N Sivji took 918 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nizar N Sivji work in?

Nizar N Sivji examines applications in Art Unit 2600 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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