USPTO Examiner ALAM FAYYAZ - Art Unit 2646

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18611082POSITION DETERMINATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18592001MEASUREMENT DEVICEFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18583698DEVICES AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING EXTERNAL DEVICES IN RELATION TO IMPLANTED DEVICESFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18418463Fixed wireless node with frequency synthesizerJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18392372METHOD FOR DEMODULATING A RF SIGNALDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18390442COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18504113TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKSNovember 2023December 2025Allow2500NoNo
18557848TECHNIQUES FOR LATENCY REDUCTION FOR PATH LOSS REFERENCE SIGNAL ACTIVATIONOctober 2023December 2025Allow2600NoNo
18482003POWER CONTROL PARAMETER DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18476548THIRD-PARTY WIRELESS DEVICE IDENTIFICATIONSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18374640POWER CONTROL PARAMETER INDICATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18470901WIRELESS NETWORK ENERGY SAVING WITH GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18468109APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PRECODINGSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2801NoNo
18279782TECHNIQUES FOR MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE REPORTINGAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010YesNo
18276206COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110NoNo
18324675ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023March 2026Allow3310YesNo
18252412MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE REPORTINGMay 2023February 2026Allow3410NoNo
18248385COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RADIO WAVE REFRACTING PLATE INSTALLATION METHODApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18095361SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF POWER HARVESTING AND DISTRIBUTIONJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610YesNo
18050051DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREOFOctober 2022November 2025Allow3711NoNo
17973408METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEARNING EQUIVARIANT AND INVARIANT REPRESENTATION FOR ROTATION OF IMAGE BASED ON GRAPH CONVOLUTIONAL NETWORKOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
14253254GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMApril 2014September 2014Allow501NoNo
14047524POWER LOADING IN MU-MIMOOctober 2013August 2014Allow1010NoNo
13932281WIRELESS IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2013July 2014Allow1320NoNo
13541124USING LOW-COST TAGS AS A VIRTUAL STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MULTIMEDIA INFORMATIONJuly 2012February 2014Allow2020NoNo
13502351METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FEEDBACK INFORMATION IN CoMP, TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING SAME, METHOD FOR GENERATING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION AND BASE STATION APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAMEApril 2012July 2014Allow2710NoNo
13341830Wireless Bidirectional Communications between a Mobile Device and Associated Secure Element using Inaudible Sound WavesDecember 2011June 2014Allow3020NoNo
13081851TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUSApril 2011March 2014Allow3630NoNo
13076088COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING IN COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORKSMarch 2011January 2014Allow3400NoNo
13119260METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING UPLINK POWER FOR MULTI-CELL COOPERATIVE SYSTEMMarch 2011December 2013Allow3311NoNo
12937000Speaker Device for a VehicleNovember 2010December 2012Allow2610NoNo
12955164METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CELL SEARCHING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMNovember 2010August 2013Allow3310NoNo
12832335GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMJuly 2010December 2013Allow4140NoNo
12199113INTERFERENCE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHODAugust 2008February 2014Allow6020NoNo
12170835PUSH-TO-TALK COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEMJuly 2008September 2012Allow5020NoNo
11943160CALL SERVER, CALL TERMINAL, CALL SYSTEM, TRANSFER PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOFNovember 2007June 2013Allow6042NoNo
11360960System and method for creating an ad hoc group in a push-to-talk systemFebruary 2006November 2013Allow6030YesYes
10515480CONTROLLER FOR GSM AND 3G BASE TRANSCEIVER STATIONS IN A GSM CORE NETWORK WITH EXTERNAL HANDOVER POSSIBILITY FROM 3G CELLS TO GSM CELLS TRASPARENT TO GSM CORE NETWORKNovember 2004November 2006Allow2410NoNo
10864505SPEAKER SOUND ENHANCEMENT FOR A MOBILE TERMINALJune 2004March 2008Allow4520YesNo
10675635Keypad assembly for portable radiotelephone and method of controlling the sameSeptember 2003April 2014Allow6080YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALAM, FAYYAZ.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.0%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.4%
Higher 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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner ALAM, FAYYAZ - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALAM, FAYYAZ works in Art Unit 2646 and has examined 19 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALAM, FAYYAZ's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 96% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALAM, FAYYAZ receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% 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 ALAM, FAYYAZ is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALAM, FAYYAZ. This interview benefit is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% 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 11% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% 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, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

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

    Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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