Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Farhan M Syed, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SYED, FARHAN M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2161 2165

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

SYED, FARHAN M is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and art unit 2122. Across 840 resolved cases, the profile shows a 75.1% allowance rate and a 23.2% interview lift. The median days to allowance is 1309. The substantial record supports using these figures for planning, with interviews representing a meaningful tool for addressing prosecution issues within a longer recorded timeline.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ABB Schweiz AG, and Amadeus S.A.S. The associated firms are FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP, ARC PATENTS, and Artegis Law Group, LLP. Their activity identifies communications, industrial, and software-related experience in the available cases.

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

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
883
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18811302 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE USING SUPPLEMENTED NEURAL NETWORK QUANTIZATION OPERATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18598034 Method for an Efficient Performance Monitoring of a System in a Hierarchical Network of Distributed Devices Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
19161213 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA QUERY Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
19175696 DATABASE SYNCHRONIZATION IN RESPONSE TO A UNIQUE PROVIDER OBJECT BEING COMPROMISED Final Rejection AMADEUS S.A.S.
19043185 DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERSIONING CALLS TO EXTERNAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19285415 ZONE-BASED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA GOVERNANCE Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18590096 PERSONAL SEARCH TAILORING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18982552 COORDINATING SNAPSHOT OPERATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE FILE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA NetApp Inc.
19197848 NUMERICAL RANGE QUERY METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION AND INDEX CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION Non-Final OA Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
19175615 SEARCHING ON PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Airbnb, Inc.
18989466 READ-ONLY DATA STRUCTURE FOR ARCHIVING A SNAPSHOT OF AN RDF DATASET INTO A FILE Non-Final OA DASSAULT SYSTEMES
18544098 DATA STRUCTURE FOR EFFICIENT GRAPH DATABASE STORAGE Non-Final OA DASSAULT SYSTEMES

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Farhan M Syed's allowance rate?

75.1% of resolved applications examined by Farhan M Syed were allowed (840 resolved cases), compared with 31.6% across Art Unit 2122 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Farhan M Syed?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Farhan M Syed take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Farhan M Syed took 1,309 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Farhan M Syed work in?

Farhan M Syed examines applications in Art Unit 2122 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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