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Examiner Hamdy S Ahmed

TECH CENTER 2100 · 7 ART UNITS · 385 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION OCT 2016
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 7 ART UNITS

Examiner Hamdy S Ahmed has allowed 311 of 385 decided applications (81%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

81% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2189 · 81%AU 2188 · 88%AU 2133 · 80%AU 2186 · 63%AU 2139 · 100%AU 2181 · 100%AU 2192 · 100%
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What the data says.

Hamdy S Ahmed has a public record of 385 disposed applications across 7 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of those decided applications, 311 were allowed and 74 were abandoned, yielding an overall allowance rate of 81%. The allowance rate varies across the examiner's art units, ranging from 63% to 88%. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's combined record in art units 2133, 2139, 2181, 2186, 2188, 2189, and 2192.

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How to read these numbers.

This profile aggregates the examiner's record across multiple art units in TC 2100. The pooled allowance rate of 81% describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Because the record spans seven art units with different subject matter and filing patterns, the aggregate rate masks variation among those units. Individual art-unit records are available separately and may provide more targeted context for applications in a particular unit.

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 2189
160 APPS · 81% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

81% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 77%
DISPOSITION130 / 30 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.1 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.5 moart unit avg 39 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility27% · art unit 44%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)69%
§103 — Obviousness77% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness9%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW78%+22 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 25 decided applications with an interview and 135 without.

ART UNIT 2188
82 APPS · 88% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

88% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 67%
DISPOSITION72 / 10 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.3 moart unit avg 26.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.1 moart unit avg 39.7 mo
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW100%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW84%+16 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 21 decided applications with an interview and 61 without.

ART UNIT 2133
80 APPS · 80% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

80% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 82%
DISPOSITION64 / 16 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.1 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.4 moart unit avg 34.8 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility31% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)54%
§103 — Obviousness68% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness25%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW80%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW80%0 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 20 decided applications with an interview and 60 without.

ART UNIT 2186
48 APPS · 63% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

63% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION30 / 18 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.2 moart unit avg 35 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility33% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)67%
§103 — Obviousness83% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness0%

Based on 48 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2139
11 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer, and memory access and allocation.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 65%
DISPOSITION11 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.5 moart unit avg 24 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.4 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility0% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)60%
§103 — Obviousness60% · art unit 80%
§112 — Written description & definiteness20%

Based on 11 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2181
2 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units, and program control and execution.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION2 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION25.8 moart unit avg 18.7 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY29.4 moart unit avg 33.3 mo
ART UNIT 2192
2 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines software engineering.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION2 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION26.2 moart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCYart unit avg 45.1 mo
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Questions about Examiner Hamdy S Ahmed

  • What is Hamdy S Ahmed's overall allowance rate?
    81%, based on 311 allowed applications out of 385 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Seven art units (2133, 2139, 2181, 2186, 2188, 2189, and 2192) within TC 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. The allowance rate ranges from 63% to 88% across the examiner's art units, reflecting variation in the record by unit.
  • Is the 81% rate a prediction for my application?
    No. The pooled rate describes the examiner's past record on decided applications and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hamdy S Ahmed 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: 385 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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