USPTO Examiner SOHRAB MALICK ARIF - Art Unit 2414

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18417060SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FLOW AND PATH ANALYTICS OF AN APPLICATION OF A NETWORK USING SAMPLED PACKET INSPECTIONJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18418063SIGNALING TO INDICATE LOCATIONS OF DEDICATED RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL REGION IN TIME DOMAINJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18401177EXTREME HIGH THROUGHPUT RESOURCE UNIT ALLOCATION TABLEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1620YesNo
18532467Control Of Transmission Of Mobility Reference SignalsDecember 2023September 2024Abandon900NoNo
18197684Method and System for Wi-Fi Field-to-Lab TestingMay 2023April 2024Allow1100NoNo
17943851ENHANCED DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION DETECTIONSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2520NoNo
17823934RADIO WAVE EMISSION SOURCE VISUALIZATION APPARATUS AND BAND EXPANSION METHODAugust 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17879821FLOW INFORMATION COLLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING FLOW INFORMATIONAugust 2022January 2025Abandon3000NoNo
17759519PDCCH MONITORING FOR SINGLE-DCI TO MULTI-CELL SCHEDULINGJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210YesNo
17859554SECURE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLJuly 2022March 2025Allow3201YesNo
17847539SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING A DATA TRANSPORT NETWORK PROTOCOL BASED ON REAL TIME TRANSPORT NETWORK CONGESTION CONDITIONSJune 2022April 2024Allow2200YesNo
17756692MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT OVER THE AIR PERFORMANCE TESTINGMay 2022June 2025Allow3611YesNo
17664668ADAPTIVE DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17734470Conditional Handover Configurations of Multiple Beams of a CellMay 2022May 2025Allow3650YesNo
17732256WIRELESS DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POSITIONING SENSORApril 2022February 2025Allow3420YesNo
17659628METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DUAL CONNECTIVITY IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKApril 2022February 2024Allow2220YesNo
17768242HANDLING OF MISMATCH BETWEEN UE AND NETWORK EARLY MEASURMENT HANDLING CAPABILITIES DURING EARLY MEASUREMENT REPORTINGApril 2022November 2024Allow3100YesNo
17658713SIDELINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION USING INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION CAPABILITIESApril 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17714345ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN BLUETOOTH NETWORK ENVIRONMENT, AND METHOD THEREFORApril 2022March 2025Allow3511NoNo
17714905METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMApril 2022March 2025Allow3610YesNo
17657945UCI MULTIPLEXING FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF RELIABILITYApril 2022April 2025Allow3620NoNo
17657382CORE ISOLATION FOR LOGICAL TUNNELS STITCHING MULTI-HOMED EVPN AND L2 CIRCUITMarch 2022June 2023Allow1410YesNo
17710229TERMINATION OF SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONMarch 2022February 2025Allow3520NoNo
17765478ENHANCED DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING (DSS) IN CELL GROUPSMarch 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17703410TECHNIQUES FOR PUCCH REPETITION BASED ON PDSCH REPETITIONMarch 2022December 2024Allow3220NoNo
17763150TERMINAL AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17691332CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS FOR RANGING BETWEEN ACCESS POINTS DURING BEACON INTERVALSMarch 2022June 2024Allow2700YesNo
17641848DATA ANALYTICS-BASED SERVICE LEVEL SPECIFICATION (SLS) ASSURANCEMarch 2022May 2025Allow3830NoNo
17640835WIRELESS TERMINAL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND BASE STATIONMarch 2022January 2025Allow3520YesNo
17640969SCHEDULING ENHANCEMENT FOR ENHANCED MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATIONMarch 2022December 2024Allow3320YesNo
17671329MEASUREMENT METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3411YesNo
17666183METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA PACKETS THROUGH A BONDED CONNECTIONFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3130NoNo
17577353INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3420NoNo
17626127USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010YesNo
17572098INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODE TO REPEATER CONVERSIONJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17560891SIGNAL ANALYSIS DEVICE AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS RESULT DISPLAY METHODDecember 2021March 2024Allow2730YesNo
17621963Controlling Data on a Full-Duplex Fronthaul LinkDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17619884Scheduling Weight Calculation for MU MIMODecember 2021June 2024Allow3010YesNo
17620083COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2021November 2024Allow3520NoNo
17619767REPORT OF HARQ FEEDBACK IN SIDELINK TRANSMISSIONDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3820YesNo
17596251TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND METHODDecember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17537160SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FLOW AND PATH ANALYTICS OF AN APPLICATION OF A NETWORK USING SAMPLED PACKET INSPECTIONNovember 2021October 2023Allow2211NoNo
17534457COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHODNovember 2021August 2024Allow3320YesNo
17531255RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL APPARATUSNovember 2021December 2024Allow3730YesNo
17531352FEEDBACK DESIGN FOR NETWORK CODED TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKNovember 2021January 2024Allow2600NoNo
17454467NACK-ONLY OR ACK-ONLY FEEDBACK SELECTION FOR SEMI-PERSISTENT SCHEDULING CONFIGURATIONSNovember 2021July 2024Allow3220YesNo
17452880Method and System for Wi-Fi Field-to-Lab TestingOctober 2021January 2023Allow1400NoNo
17452985CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR MIXED FREQUENCY RANGESOctober 2021June 2024Allow3121YesNo
17503035HYBRID PACKET MEMORY FOR BUFFERING PACKETS IN NETWORK DEVICESOctober 2021November 2023Allow2520YesNo
17598445METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PDSCH RECEPTION AND HARQ FEEDBACK TRANSMISSION CONTROLSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3520YesNo
17448350ACK/NACK-BASED RELAYING SCHEME FOR UPLINK COVERAGE IMPROVEMENTSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2510NoNo
17478631SIDELINK FEEDBACK PREEMPTION AND UPLINK MULTIPLEXING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3431YesNo
17475943FEEDBACK ERROR HANDLING FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMSSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2500NoNo
17446785CROSS-CARRIER FEEDBACK WITH SIDELINK CARRIER AGGREGATIONSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3740YesNo
17410916CHANNEL ASSESSMENT IN A SINGLE CONTENTION-FREE CHANNEL ACCESS PERIODAugust 2021September 2023Allow2510NoNo
17394316METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA, USER EQUIPMENT, NETWORK SIDE DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021December 2023Allow2930NoNo
17392879Random Access Response Reception of Random Access ProcedureAugust 2021February 2024Allow3010NoNo
17389932DETERMINING CHANNEL OCCUPANCY FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONJuly 2021May 2023Allow2200NoNo
17389325CROSS PLATFORM APPLICATION FOR SHARED SPECTRUM OPERATIONS AND CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL INSTALLER MANAGEMENTJuly 2021January 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17443880HELPER USER EQUIPMENT FOR RETRANSMISSION OF SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS IN A SINGLE-FREQUENCY NETWORKJuly 2021December 2024Allow4151YesNo
17386406BEAM SPECIFIC RMSI TRANSMISSIONJuly 2021May 2025Allow4660YesNo
17305988TECHNIQUES FOR TIME AND/OR FREQUENCY DOMAIN RECONFIGURATION OF A FORWARDED SIGNAL USING A REPEATER NODEJuly 2021December 2024Allow4150YesNo
17375888RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RADIO WAVE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING RADIO WAVE CONTROL PROGRAMJuly 2021March 2023Allow2010NoNo
17421685SIDELINK HARQ FEEDBACK OF NR V2XJuly 2021August 2023Allow2510NoNo
17354839NULL DATA PACKET (NDP) ANNOUNCEMENT FRAME AND TRIGGER FRAME FOR EXTREMELY HIGH-THROUGHPUT (EHT)June 2021February 2024Allow3220NoNo
17350517INDEX MODULATION-BASED HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST CODEBOOK OVER A SIDELINK FEEDBACK CHANNELJune 2021March 2023Allow2100NoNo
17415149HANDLING OF IMPAIRED ANTENNA BRANCHJune 2021March 2024Allow3320NoNo
17345260EXTREME HIGH THROUGHPUT RESOURCE UNIT ALLOCATION TABLEJune 2021November 2023Allow2910NoNo
17323201Data Route Selection Method and ApparatusMay 2021May 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17302861MULTIPLE BEAM MONITORING AND TRANSMITTING IN A WIRELESS MEDIUMMay 2021August 2023Allow2720YesNo
17302294TECHNIQUES FOR A MULTIPLE INCREMENTAL REDUNDANCY RETRANSMISSION SCHEMEApril 2021December 2023Allow3131YesNo
17244269ADAPTIVE CHANNEL SOUNDINGApril 2021March 2023Allow2210NoNo
17289556HANDLING SERVICE DATA APPLICATION PROTOCOL (SDApP) END MARKERS AT HANDOVERApril 2021January 2024Allow3311YesNo
17229050RADIO WAVE STRENGTH ESTIMATION DEVICE, POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO WAVE STRENGTH ESTIMATION METHODApril 2021November 2023Abandon3120NoYes
17280176METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED HARQ OPERATIONMarch 2021June 2023Allow2730NoNo
17278328INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMarch 2021January 2023Allow2210NoNo
17197351TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL COMMAND FOR TRANSMISSION POWER ADJUSTMENTMarch 2021September 2023Allow3130YesNo
17191431FEEDBACK MECHANISM IN INTEGRATED ACCESS FRONTHAUL MULTI-HOP NETWORKSMarch 2021January 2023Allow2210NoNo
17270529CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODFebruary 2021November 2023Allow3310YesNo
17268547SHARED RESOURCE CONFIGURATION FOR BANDWIDTH PARTSFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3100NoNo
17267122Data Transmission Method and Device and Resource Determination Method and DeviceFebruary 2021July 2024Allow4230YesNo
17162981TECHNIQUES FOR POLL BIT TRIGGER ENHANCEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3130YesNo
17147970POLICY MAPPING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN INTERCONNECTING SOFTWARE-DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORK (SD-WAN) FABRICS WITH MOBILE NETWORKS FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITH UESJanuary 2021August 2022Allow1900NoNo
17139992METHOD FOR EFFICIENT RETURN CHANNEL SPECTRUM UTILIZATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING ADAPTIVE SPREAD SPECTRUMDecember 2020December 2022Allow2310NoNo
17247817SWITCHING AMONG SIDELINK BANDWIDTH PARTSDecember 2020July 2023Allow3130YesNo
17122964NON-PRIMARY CHANNEL TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKDecember 2020January 2023Allow2520NoNo
17251332SCALABLE TEST MODEL FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS DIFFERENT BANDWIDTH AND SUBCARRIER SPACING COMBINATIONSDecember 2020June 2022Allow1900NoNo
17112236PRIORITY-BASED HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (HARQ-ACK) FEEDBACKDecember 2020June 2022Allow1800NoNo
17095105EFFICIENT SIGNALING BASED ON ASSOCIATIONS OF CONFIGURATION PARAMETERSNovember 2020November 2024Allow4840YesNo
17078325PACKET FRAGMENTATION CONTROLOctober 2020February 2023Allow2820NoNo
17068583PHYSICAL CHANNNEL STRUCTURES FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONOctober 2020April 2023Allow3030YesNo
17038839ADAPTIVE DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSSeptember 2020February 2022Allow1700NoNo
17031332BASE STATION, TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION METHODSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3030YesNo
17030569MEASURING AN END-TO-END DELAY(S) IN A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1900NoNo
17020012SMART SIGNAL LEVEL METER FOR ANTENNA INSTALLATIONSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3640NoNo
17015330Assisted Multi-User Multi-Input Multi-Output (MU-MIMO) Communication SystemSeptember 2020May 2023Allow3221YesNo
16999581Handover of a Wireless Device in a NetworkAugust 2020November 2022Allow2720YesNo
16993748METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAugust 2020October 2023Abandon3840NoNo
16993064PHYSICAL SIDELINK FEEDBACK CHANNEL (PSFCH) TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN NEW RADIO (NR) SYSTEMSAugust 2020July 2023Allow3520YesNo
16991205Data Route Selection Method and ApparatusAugust 2020January 2021Allow610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
71.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.3%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF works in Art Unit 2414 and has examined 177 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF's allowance rate of 89.8% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF receive 1.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SOHRAB, MALICK ARIF. This interview benefit is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 12% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 59% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

    Important Disclaimer

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