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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Malick Arif Sohrab, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2414 2472

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF handles matters in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2414. The profile records 196 resolved cases, an 86.2% allowance rate, and a median of 978 days to allowance. Interview lift is 19.6%, suggesting that interviews may provide meaningful support when aligned with defined claim or prior-art issues.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Qualcomm Incorporated, and Telefonaktiebolagет LM Ericsson are the listed companies. Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group, FIG. 1 Patents, and Hauptman Ham, LLP are the listed firms. Counsel can plan around a favorable allowance result while allowing sufficient time for prosecution and preparing interviews as a potentially useful supplement to written advocacy.

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

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
230
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
978
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 196 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
63.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18653445 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIGNALING PROCESSES FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18692647 TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS THEREIN Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18920482 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18622681 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HANDLING PACKET DISCARD FOR EXTENDED REALITY IN WIRELESS NETWORK Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18684621 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO CONTROL PLANE DATA TRANSMISSION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18297471 METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING HYBRID AUTOMATIC RETRANSMISSION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18836548 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME2 Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18919398 ENCODERS AND DECODERS FOR VECTOR COMPRESSION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18842741 CONTROL INFORMATION PRIORITIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPLE LOGICAL CHANNELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18695719 CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA RESOURCES FOR BACKHAUL AND ACCESS WITH UNIFORM CIRCULAR ARRAY PANEL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18467573 TRANSMITTING A SIDELINK FEEDBACK MESSAGE ACCORDING TO A SIDELINK SLOT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18848661 TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18855196 ACCESS TO ENERGY SAVING NETWORK Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18689001 DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MULTIPLEXING NACK-ONLY HARQ FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18641627 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, FIRST TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SECOND TERMINAL DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18342452 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18914069 RESOURCE CONFIGURATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18643967 Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Establishing Personal Area Network Communication Channels with Vehicle-Mounted Devices Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Malick Arif Sohrab's allowance rate?

86.2% of resolved applications examined by Malick Arif Sohrab were allowed (196 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Malick Arif Sohrab?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Malick Arif Sohrab take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Malick Arif Sohrab took 978 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Malick Arif Sohrab work in?

Malick Arif Sohrab examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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