USPTO Examiner NILFOROUSH MOHAMMAD A - Art Unit 3685

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17105317CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING METHODNovember 2020April 2024Abandon4020NoNo
17050107METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRANKING POSTAL ARTICLES AND FOR BILLING A LOGISTICS SERVICEOctober 2020May 2024Abandon4320NoNo
16949190SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A BRIDGE SERVER TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE SHARDS OF A BLOCKCHAINOctober 2020July 2022Allow2130YesNo
17024238HEALTH PLATFORMSeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3610NoNo
17007255MOBILE CLOUD AND MOBILE CLOUD COMPUTING FOR A USER-CUSTOMIZED SURVEY OR ELECTION SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2020January 2023Allow2810YesNo
17006494SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT ORDERING AND PAYMENTAugust 2020November 2022Abandon2710NoNo
17005680Method and System for Generating Payment Request Message Based on Preferred Payment MethodAugust 2020May 2024Abandon4541YesNo
16971798System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Predicting a Specified Geographic Area of a UserAugust 2020April 2024Allow4400YesNo
16991915METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING DATA INTEGRITYAugust 2020November 2023Abandon3930YesNo
16913797MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS FOR ERROR DETECTION IN DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSJune 2020December 2023Allow4111YesNo
16903477APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION SECURITY AND/OR ACCOUNT SECURITYJune 2020April 2023Abandon3420NoNo
16901177KEYPAD DULCET AUTHENTICATION CARDLESS PAYMENT TECHNOLOGYJune 2020May 2023Allow3501YesNo
16768995Method and System for Implementing a Currency Guaranteed By An Investment VehicleJune 2020June 2023Abandon3610NoNo
16766546SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LONGITUDINALLY TRACKING FULLY DE-IDENTIFIED MEDICAL STUDIESMay 2020November 2023Abandon4220YesNo
16863317SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO RELATED COMPUTE DEVICES BASED ON OBFUSCATED LOCATION DATAApril 2020May 2022Abandon2511NoNo
16832397COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURABLE OFF-CHAIN STORAGE FOR BLOCKCHAINSMarch 2020October 2023Allow4220YesYes
16826349VIRTUAL CURRENCY MANAGEMENT METHODMarch 2020August 2023Allow4121YesNo
16780118SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ISSUING, MANAGING, VALUING AND TRADING DIGITAL ASSET TOKENS BACKED BY A VALUE BANK COMPRISING THE RESIDUAL VALUE OF A PORTFOLIO OF GROUND LEASESFebruary 2020July 2024Abandon5331YesNo
16780221BLOCKCHAIN-BASED RESOURCE VALUE EVALUATION METHODS AND APPARATUSFebruary 2020October 2021Allow2021YesNo
16683354SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTING OPINIONSNovember 2019January 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16673247Shared Data within a FamilyNovember 2019January 2023Abandon3921YesNo
16610025MEDICAL IMAGING, EFFICIENT SHARING AND SECURE HANDLING OF MEDICAL IMAGING INFORMATIONOctober 2019February 2023Allow3911YesNo
16564418PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTED, MIXED, OR VIRTUAL REALITY PLATFORMS INTEGRATED WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETSeptember 2019April 2023Abandon4311NoNo
16539863Decentralized Data MarketplaceAugust 2019September 2022Abandon3701NoNo
16519122SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING ENTERPRISE EVENTS USING HYBRID PUBLIC-PRIVATE BLOCKCHAIN LEDGERSJuly 2019July 2023Allow4830YesNo
16509521CRYPTOCURRENCY SECURING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2019December 2023Allow5331YesNo
16422510BLOCKCHAIN ENABLED SERVICE REQUEST SYSTEMMay 2019September 2022Allow4011YesNo
16415337BLOCKCHAIN-BASED RESOURCE VALUE EVALUATION METHODS AND APPARATUSMay 2019March 2022Allow3441YesNo
16390533BLOCKCHAIN DATA PROTECTION BASED ON ACCOUNT NOTE MODEL WITH ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFApril 2019September 2021Abandon2940YesNo
16389995System and Method for a Zero Confirmation Directed Acyclic GraphApril 2019January 2022Abandon3301NoNo
16381134METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED BLOCKCHAIN PERFORMANCE THROUGH AGGREGATIONApril 2019May 2023Allow4930YesNo
16380627METHOD FOR ISSUING CURRENCY AND MAKING PAYMENT BY MANAGING BALANCE DATABASE FOR EACH BLOCK IN BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK AND SERVER USING SAMEApril 2019March 2021Allow2321YesYes
16283243MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION USING A DIRECTORY SERVERFebruary 2019March 2022Allow3711YesNo
16275932System and Method of Providing Post-Purchase Media Content to a SubscriberFebruary 2019October 2022Allow4431YesNo
16267665SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF TOKENS BETWEEN USERS ON A DECENTRALIZED DATABASEFebruary 2019April 2022Allow3840YesNo
16256211CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, DATA STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEMJanuary 2019September 2022Allow4431YesNo
16177250APPLICATION USAGE POLICY ENFORCEMENTOctober 2018June 2022Allow4421YesNo
16174589COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMINISTERING CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY-SECURED, TOKEN-BASED SUBSTITUTION MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2018July 2023Allow5660YesNo
15968818METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING TRANSACTIONS BY CHECK USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGYMay 2018April 2022Allow4840YesNo
15966781Selection Of A Consensus From A Plurality Of IdeasApril 2018May 2023Abandon6021YesYes
15881709MANAGING DISTRIBUTED CONTENT USING LAYERED PERMISSIONSJanuary 2018September 2021Abandon4301NoNo
15881511SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRIC TRANSACTION MANAGEMENTJanuary 2018February 2022Abandon4811NoNo
15880103BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PROPERTY LOAN INFORMATIONJanuary 2018July 2022Allow5321YesNo
15878765METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARED PAYMENTS WITH TOKENIZED AND DIGITIZED PAYMENT CARDSJanuary 2018December 2022Abandon5921YesYes
15866563ADDRRESSABLE SMART AGENT DATA TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTION ACTIVITYJanuary 2018June 2021Abandon4111NoNo
15721541Providing Device Information to Third Party Without Identifying the DeviceSeptember 2017September 2024Abandon6051YesNo
15718933SECURE PROCESSING SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)September 2017November 2021Abandon4911NoNo
15715355METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING APPLICATION PACKAGES BASED ON USER DEMANDSSeptember 2017April 2022Abandon5531NoNo
15705391SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTING OPINIONSSeptember 2017November 2020Abandon3811YesNo
15646652Method of Constructing and Handling Requests for Data FilesJuly 2017January 2023Allow6031YesNo
15337203Bit Currency: Transactional Trust ToolsOctober 2016March 2020Abandon4101NoNo
15294327METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A DATABASEOctober 2016March 2020Abandon4221YesNo
15291897Systems and Methods for Transaction and Information ManagementOctober 2016December 2020Abandon5020NoNo
15266928Interoperable Systems and Methods for Peer-to-Peer Service OrchestrationSeptember 2016June 2022Abandon6041NoNo
15258158INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2016March 2023Abandon6051YesNo
15239639TRACKING TRANSACTIONS THROUGH A BLOCKCHAINAugust 2016September 2022Allow6060YesNo
15228817VIRTUALIZATION OF A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT MEASUREMENT FACILITYAugust 2016February 2021Allow5420YesNo
15188740SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT ORDERING AND PAYMENTJune 2016February 2021Abandon5611YesNo
15034533Method of Approving a TransactionMay 2016July 2020Abandon5020YesNo
15143809INTERFACES AND METHODS FOR LICENSING MEDIAMay 2016February 2019Abandon3301YesNo
15141706PERFORMING AUTOMATICALLY AUTHORIZED PROGRAMMATIC TRANSACTIONSApril 2016December 2021Abandon6021YesNo
15136515UTILIZING CLIENT DATA USAGE INFORMATION TO ADJUST BANDWIDTH IN AN ADAPTIVE BIT RATE DEVICEApril 2016June 2019Abandon3720NoNo
15131648SOFTWARE LICENSE AND INSTALLATION PROCESS MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN ORGANIZATIONApril 2016August 2021Allow6020YesNo
15079535POWERING FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TOKEN WITH ONBOARD POWER SOURCEMarch 2016July 2020Allow5211YesNo
15010877SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONJanuary 2016November 2022Abandon6060YesNo
15011366TOKEN CHECK OFFLINEJanuary 2016October 2021Allow6040YesNo
15009652EMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONJanuary 2016August 2022Allow6061YesNo
15007268MOTION BASED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2016January 2020Abandon4720YesNo
14855819APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IRREPUDIABLE TOKEN EXCHANGESeptember 2015September 2017Abandon2420YesNo
14851818ACCESSING MEDIA CONTEXT INFORMATION USING CONTEXTUAL LINKSSeptember 2015June 2022Allow6041YesNo
14655383METHOD FOR PROCESSING ISSUANCE OF MOBILE CREDIT CARDJune 2015March 2020Abandon5620NoNo
14737924Bit Currency: Transactional Trust ToolsJune 2015February 2017Abandon2010NoNo
14649813Method And System For Authenticating A UserJune 2015April 2021Abandon6021NoNo
14729651PARTIAL ACTIVATION OF LICENSE ACROSS MULTIPLE MACHINESJune 2015February 2020Abandon5720YesNo
14421777METADATA TREE WITH KEY ROTATION INFORMATIONJune 2015February 2022Allow6031YesNo
14724714SHARED DATA WITHIN A FAMILYMay 2015April 2020Abandon5901NoNo
14724025Method and Apparatus for Managing Reference Templates for User Authentication Using BehaviometricsMay 2015July 2019Abandon5010NoNo
14724644ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTENT SHARING AND DISTRIBUTIONMay 2015December 2021Abandon6031YesNo
14647528METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN GLASSMay 2015February 2023Abandon6041NoYes
14721872SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENT ONLINE TRANSACTIONSMay 2015September 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14718000RF FINGERPRINTS FOR CONTENT LOCATIONMay 2015April 2017Abandon2301NoNo
14673895ADDRRESSABLE SMART AGENT DATA STRUCTURESMarch 2015August 2016Abandon1741NoNo
14664009METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENTMarch 2015March 2021Abandon6041YesNo
14644601SYSTEM FOR SECURE PAYMENT OVER A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKMarch 2015December 2018Allow4621YesNo
14581336Project GovernanceDecember 2014August 2021Abandon6081NoNo
14572418SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO RELATED COMPUTE DEVICES BASED ON OBFUSCATED LOCATION DATADecember 2014May 2020Abandon6051YesYes
14558189METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION OF USER AND MOBILE DEVICE WITHOUT SECURE ELEMENTSDecember 2014September 2020Abandon6031YesYes
14554527COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR LIVE ENTERTAININGNovember 2014January 2020Abandon6021YesNo
14554758SECURE CRYPTO CURRENCY POINT-OF-SALE (POS) MANAGEMENTNovember 2014September 2021Allow6041YesNo
14395457SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION USING A VIRTUAL CARD ON A MOBILE DEVICEOctober 2014August 2022Abandon6080NoYes
14492397METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY PERSONALIZING A PAYMENT CHIP AND A PAYMENT CHIPSeptember 2014April 2019Abandon5530NoNo
14492338APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC CONTENT LICENSESSeptember 2014August 2018Abandon4620YesNo
14492166METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERNET SERVICES THROUGH A TOLL FREE CONNECTION TO A USER AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2014March 2019Abandon5321NoNo
14491393Video Resolution Enforcement and Optimization in an Adaptive Bitrate EnvironmentSeptember 2014August 2023Allow6071YesYes
14490669OPERATING SYSTEM MONITORING AND PROTECTION METHOD UTILIZING A VARIABLE REQUEST STRING GENERATOR AND RECEIVER ALGORITHMSeptember 2014May 2018Abandon4410NoNo
14490522Systems and Methods for Managing Mobile Account Holder Verification MethodsSeptember 2014November 2021Abandon6051YesNo
14488509Node Association Payment Transactions Using Elements of a Wireless Node NetworkSeptember 2014March 2023Allow6060NoYes
14489106Electronic Funds Transfer Consumer Authorization Verification SystemSeptember 2014October 2018Abandon4920YesNo
14488132SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING AN IDENTITY OF A CARD HOLDERSeptember 2014June 2018Abandon4511NoNo
14481348System and Method for Tracking Fraudulent Electronic Transactions Using Voiceprints of Uncommon WordsSeptember 2014September 2021Abandon6070NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25
Examiner Affirmed
13
(52.0%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(48.0%)
Reversal Percentile
69.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 48.0% 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
53
Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(32.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(67.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.4%
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, 32.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A works in Art Unit 3685 and has examined 329 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 19.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 55 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A's allowance rate of 19.8% places them in the 3% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A receive 3.13 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A is 55 months. This places the examiner in the 4% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +31.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A. This interview benefit is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 5.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 9.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 11.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 45.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 61.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.