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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Saad A Waqas, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2446 2466 2468 2478

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

WAQAS, SAAD A examines applications in tech center 2400 and art unit 2446. The profile covers 530 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 74.3% and a median of 1244 days to allowance. Interview lift is 37.6%, showing a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. The figures describe a substantial record with favorable allowance results, although the reported median indicates that allowance may require a sustained prosecution effort.

The company portfolio includes Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Ofinno LLC. The listed firms are PATENT BEACH PC, Baker Botts L.L.P., and BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC. These affiliations point to communications and wireless technology work. Practitioners can give interviews a prominent place in strategy, using them to narrow disputes and reinforce the technical basis for allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
560
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 530 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18859849 MACHINE LEARNING FALLBACK MODEL FOR WIRELESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
17622120 Multi-TTI Scheduling DCI Design Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18734878 METHOD FOR ENHANCING QUALITY OF A CALL AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18894857 MULTI-LAYER INTERFERENCE DETECTION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18853215 SEMI-KNOWN TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR STATE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18474980 PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SESSION ESTABLISHMENT VIA USER PLANE SIGNALING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18301198 FULL DUPLEX FEASIBILITY AWARE SIDELINK RESOURCE SELECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17857734 DYNAMIC REPORTING OF MULTI-LEVEL CODING CONFIGURATIONS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18660139 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MODIFYING TRAFFIC PATH ON BASIS OF SERVICE DATA FLOW IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18858269 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18981171 INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
19174443 COMPANION METADATA FOR PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL (PTP) HARDWARE CLOCK Non-Final OA MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18723422 NETWORK SLICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, RELATED DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Saad A Waqas's allowance rate?

74.3% of resolved applications examined by Saad A Waqas were allowed (530 resolved cases), compared with 75.0% across Art Unit 2446 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Saad A Waqas?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Saad A Waqas take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Saad A Waqas took 1,244 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Saad A Waqas work in?

Saad A Waqas examines applications in Art Unit 2446 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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