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Examiner Farhan M Syed

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 928 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Farhan M Syed has allowed 693 of 928 decided applications (75%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

75% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2165 · 68%AU 2161 · 100%
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Examiner Farhan M Syed maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 928 decided applications, the allowance rate stands at 75%. The examiner's allowance rates across art units range from 68% to 100%, reflecting variation in outcomes by art unit. Of the 971 total applications on record, 693 were allowed and 235 were abandoned. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across multiple art units and describes the historical record only.

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This profile aggregates Examiner Syed's record across multiple art units in TC 2100. The 75% allowance rate is computed from 928 decided applications (allowed plus abandoned, excluding pending cases). The range of 68% to 100% reflects the highest and lowest allowance rates among the art units represented in the record. Pooled figures describe past outcomes and are not predictions about any specific application. Individual art-unit records appear separately on this page.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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The record, art unit by art unit.

Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2165
722 APPS · 68% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

68% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION488 / 234 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.5 moart unit avg 22.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY44.5 moart unit avg 39.6 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility54% · art unit 54%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)91%
§103 — Obviousness80% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness22%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW84%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW57%+27 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 292 decided applications with an interview and 430 without.

ART UNIT 2161
249 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION205 / 1 / 43allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.5 moart unit avg 23.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY29.6 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility34% · art unit 53%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)81%
§103 — Obviousness77% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness15%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW99%+1 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 88 decided applications with an interview and 118 without.

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Questions about Examiner Farhan M Syed

  • What is Examiner Syed's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 75%, calculated from 928 decided applications across all art units in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Examiner Syed maintains a record across 2 art units: 2161 and 2165, both in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security).
  • What is the range of allowance rates across art units?
    Allowance rates range from 68% to 100% across the examiner's art units. The pooled rate of 75% represents an aggregate across these variations.
  • Does this allowance rate predict what will happen to my application?
    No. This historical rate is not a prediction of any specific application. Outcomes depend on the merits, claims, prior art, and examination of each individual case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Farhan M Syed has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 971 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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