Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: 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 a prolific examiner in Art Unit 2600. Within Tech Center 2600, the examiner has resolved 1084 cases and maintains an allowance rate of 85.7%. This high rate indicates a very favorable environment for securing patent grants. The interview lift of 19.7% suggests that direct engagement further improves the probability of success. The median time to allowance is 918 days.

Given the 85.7% allowance rate and the large volume of cases, practitioners can expect a consistent prosecution path. The 19.7% interview lift is a useful supplement to written advocacy. Across 1084 resolved cases, the examiner has maintained an efficient process. The 918-day median pendency is a reliable benchmark for resolution. Strategy should focus on clear communication to maintain the grant probability within the 918-day timeline.

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
1,101
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1084 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18962776 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR REESTABLISHMENT CONNECTIVITY SERVICE Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18873156 COHERENT CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR POSITIONING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
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
18722196 NETWORK-EVENT DATA BASED DETECTION OF ROGUE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
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.
18887334 UTILIZING A DEPTH PREDICTION MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO GENERATE COMPRESSED LOG DEPTH MAPS AND MODIFIED DIGITAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
17982234 OPTICAL CHARACTER DETECTION AND RECOGNITION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
16917283 ANOMALY CHARACTERIZATION USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18823135 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNAE AND ANTENNA CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
18217886 ACCOMMODATING PRIORITY SERVICE USERS IN IEEE 802.11BE BSS Final Rejection CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
18369016 DO NOT DISTURB FOR ENCODED INFORMATION Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC

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