Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SYED, FARHAN M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2122 2161 2165

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Farhan M. Syed is an examiner in Tech Center 2100, working in Art Unit 2122. With 837 resolved cases, he has an allowance rate of 75.1%. This is a high rate, indicating a strong likelihood of success for applicants. The interview lift is 23.1%, which shows that interviews are a beneficial addition to the prosecution strategy.

The median days to allowance is 1309. This duration reflects the time needed to navigate the examination process in Art Unit 2122. The 75.1% allowance rate and 23.1% interview lift are based on a large sample of 837 resolved cases, making them reliable indicators. Practitioners in Tech Center 2100 should find these statistics helpful for managing client expectations and using the 1309-day median for planning their long-term prosecution goals.

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
872
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 837 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§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.
18571548 CONSENSUS BUG DETECTION THROUGH MULTI-TRANSACTION DIFFERENTIAL FUZZING Final Rejection GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
19076579 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHORIZATION RATE GRADUAL DEGRADATION DETECTION Final Rejection Stripe, LLC
18598034 Method for an Efficient Performance Monitoring of a System in a Hierarchical Network of Distributed Devices Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
19285415 ZONE-BASED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA GOVERNANCE Non-Final OA Truist Bank
18590096 PERSONAL SEARCH TAILORING Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19043185 DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERSIONING CALLS TO EXTERNAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Salesforce, 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.
19161213 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA QUERY Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18530139 MAINTAINING READ-AFTER-WRITE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN DATASET SNAPSHOTS ACROSS A DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.
19275616 DATA DELETION IN INDEXERS BASED ON DELETION EVENTS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19199508 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA SYNCHRONIZATION AND REPLICATION IN DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS Final Rejection BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
17880283 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF QUERYING OBJECTS ON DEMAND Final Rejection Nutanix, Inc.

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