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Examiner Mohammad A Rahman

TECH CENTER 2100 · 4 ART UNITS · 186 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 4 ART UNITS

Examiner Mohammad A Rahman has allowed 139 of 186 decided applications (75%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

75% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2115 · 71%AU 2116 · 79%AU 2125 · 74%AU 2121 · 100%
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What the data says.

Mohammad A Rahman has a public record spanning 4 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 186 disposed applications, 139 were allowed, yielding an allowance rate of 75%. The allowance rate across the examiner's art units ranges from 71% to 79%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's record across all four art units and describes outcomes on applications already decided; it is not a prediction of the outcome on any pending or future application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. This rate reflects past outcomes across different subject areas and examiner assignments. The range (lowest to highest allowance rate among the art units) indicates variation in the examiner's record by art unit. Pooled figures describe historical dispositions and are not predictions of outcomes on any specific application or art 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 2115
97 APPS · 71% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines control or regulating systems, and electric power networks.

71% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 81%
DISPOSITION69 / 28 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23 moart unit avg 25.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY36.3 moart unit avg 36.3 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility15% · art unit 33%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)69%
§103 — Obviousness74% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness18%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW91%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW60%+31 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 35 decided applications with an interview and 62 without.

ART UNIT 2116
67 APPS · 79% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines control or regulating systems.

79% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION53 / 14 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.3 moart unit avg 24.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY42.9 moart unit avg 37.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility39% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)66%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness47%
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Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW86%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW67%+19 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 43 decided applications with an interview and 24 without.

ART UNIT 2125
19 APPS · 74% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

74% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 75%
DISPOSITION14 / 5 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION21.5 moart unit avg 26.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY38.6 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility28% · art unit 50%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)78%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness28%

Based on 19 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2121
3 APPS · 100% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines neural-network / biological-model computing, and machine learning.

100% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 57%
DISPOSITION3 / 0 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20 moart unit avg 27 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.5 moart unit avg 39.9 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility100% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness100% · art unit 86%
§112 — Written description & definiteness50%

Based on 3 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Mohammad A Rahman

  • What is Mohammad A Rahman's overall allowance rate?
    75%, based on 139 allowed applications among 186 total disposed applications.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Four art units (2115, 2116, 2121, 2125) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    The allowance rate ranges from 71% to 79% across the examiner's art units.
  • Does this pooled allowance rate predict outcomes on my application?
    No. This pooled figure describes past dispositions 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 Mohammad A Rahman 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: 186 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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