Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SULTANA, NADIRA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2653 2658

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nadira Sultana is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2600, operating within Art Unit 2653. The examiner has 109 resolved cases. These cases result in an allowance rate of 72.5 percent. This 72.5 percent figure represents the frequency of applications that reach issuance. Practitioners can use this rate to understand the historical probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The data includes an interview lift of 35.5 percent. This positive value indicates that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. Because the lift is 35.5 percent, practitioners should consider how an interview affects the prosecution strategy. This metric suggests that verbal communication is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a grant for this examiner.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1072. This 1072 figure marks the middle point of the time from filing to patent issuance. With 109 resolved cases, this median provides a timeline for expected prosecution duration in Tech Center 2600. These statistics allow for data-grounded planning regarding both the outcome and the timing of patent applications in Art Unit 2653.

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

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
135
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 110 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19019061 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVICE FOR EMOTION RECOGNITION USING JOINT AND UNIMODAL REPRESENTATION LEARNING WITH LATE FUSION AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18662842 Method and System for Coding Audio Data Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18720376 AUTOMATED TEXT-TO-SPEECH PRONUNCIATION EDITING FOR LONG FORM TEXT DOCUMENTS Final Rejection Google LLC
18617942 AUTOMATED GENERATIVE AI BASED DIGITAL TWIN Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17763793 DOCUMENT DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DOCUMENT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
19085840 TOPIC SUGGESTION IN MESSAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17886440 CONCURRENT LABELING OF SEQUENCES OF WORDS AND INDIVIDUAL WORDS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19044339 TARGET SPEAKER MODE Non-Final OA Zoom Communications, Inc.
18888604 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN EXECUTABLE DATA QUERY Final Rejection SAP SE
18792445 AUDIO SYSTEM FOR SPATIALIZING VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18539804 PACKET LOSS CONCEALMENT IN AN AUDIO DECODER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18989690 SPEAKER RECOGNITION WITH QUALITY INDICATORS Non-Final OA PINDROP SECURITY, INC.

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