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Patent Examiner Mohammed S. Alawadi

Art Unit 3725 · Metal Deforming, Presses & Comminution · Tech Center 3700 · 489 applications since 2021

✓ Average: easier than 56% of examiners● Free examiner data

Mohammed S. Alawadi is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 3725 (Metal Deforming, Presses & Comminution) who has examined 489 applications in filing years 2021–2025. Examiner Alawadi's allowance rate is 85.5%, above the 82.1% USPTO average; the examiner ranks easier than 56% of examiners. Applicants who held an examiner interview saw a 11.1 percentage-point lift in allowance in 2024.

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Data through March 2026 · Source: USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty: Average
easier than 56% of examiners
Easier44th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Alawadi85.5%
Art Unit 372589.7%
USPTO average82.1%
Allowance rate
85.5%
▲ USPTO avg 82.1%
Applications
489
filing years 2021–2025
First-action allowance
7.7%
allowed on OA #1
Abandoned
10.8%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.2
USPTO avg 1.2
Days to first OA
626
▲ USPTO 589
RCE rate
11.9%
USPTO 14.1%
Interview rate
38.7%
USPTO 21.5%

Examiner details

  • Art unit3725 · Metal Deforming, Presses & Comminution
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service8 years
  • Phone(571) 272-2224
  • Email[email protected]
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • On office actionsAlawadi, Mohammed S
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Examiner Alawadi can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off, which is why an examiner interview can be decisive.

Examines (USPC classes)
241 · Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration72 · Metal Deforming100 · Presses

How to improve your odds with Examiner Alawadi

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases allowed 30.6 points higher in 2021, the largest measured lift on this docket.
  • Plan for the timeline. First office action averages 626 days vs the 589-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §112. Disclosure is the most-issued rejection (265), and applicants overcame it 90.8% of the time.
  • RCE outcomes are mixed year to year. 21.6 points up in 2021 but -3.3 in 2022; weigh the year-by-year table before spending the fee.
  • This docket has supported broader claims. With a 85.5% allowance rate, preserving breadth where the specification supports it has been viable.

Historical patterns from this examiner's past cases, shown for general information. This is not legal advice and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Decisions about interviews, RCEs, and claim strategy should be made with a licensed patent attorney or agent.

Rejection patterns & how they get overcome

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§101 Eligibility1 issued · 100.0% overcome
§102 Novelty150 issued · 83.5% overcome
§103 Obviousness224 issued · 76.7% overcome
§112 Disclosure265 issued · 90.8% overcome
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REMARKS: Applicant respectfully traverses the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §112. The specification provides written-description and enablement support for the claimed subject matter, and the claim terms are definite when read in light of the specification by one of ordinary skill in the art, at least because ...

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RCE behavior

Allowance after a Request for Continued Examination versus without one, per year. Use it to judge whether an RCE is worth the cost in front of Examiner Alawadi.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
20238.7%87.5%89.6%-2.1pp
202213.6%82.4%85.7%-3.3pp
202118.3%100.0%78.4%+21.6pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/141087Device and Method for Grinding Herbs and TobaccoPatented0🔒 View
18/317609ShacklePatented2🔒 View
18/036499A System for a Vertical Grinding Mill, a Replacement Kit of Wear Segments, a Kit of Wear Protection Elements and a Vertical Grinding MillPatented2🔒 View
18/353931Refining DevicePatented1🔒 View
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Technology & expertise

Metal deformingPressesSheet-metal formingComminutionTop CPC: B21D · B30B · B02C
About this examiner. Mohammed S. Alawadi has examined 489 applications in Art Unit 3725 (Metal Deforming, Presses & Comminution, Tech Center 3700). The docket skews toward metal deforming, presses, sheet-metal forming.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Mohammed S. Alawadi's allowance rate?
Examiner Alawadi's allowance rate is 85.5%, compared with the 82.1% USPTO average and 89.7% for Art Unit 3725, which places Examiner Alawadi easier than 56% of examiners.
Is Examiner Alawadi a hard examiner?
Examiner Alawadi is about average — Examiner Alawadi ranks easier than 56% of examiners, in the 44th difficulty percentile (average).
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Alawadi?
The data says yes. Interviewed applications allowed 30.6 percentage points higher than non-interviewed ones in 2021 (98.3% versus 67.7%).
What is Examiner Alawadi's most common rejection?
§112 disclosure, issued 265 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 90.8% of the time, usually by amendment plus argument.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Alawadi?
It has varied by year, so the table is the better guide. In 2023, applications with an RCE allowed at 87.5% versus 89.6% without one, but earlier years did not all run that way.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Alawadi?
About 626 days on average, versus the 589-day USPTO norm.
How do I contact Examiner Mohammed S. Alawadi?
Examiner Alawadi can be reached by phone at (571) 272-2224 or by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line also appears on the first page of every office action.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2025, updated monthly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Historical data is provided for informational purposes only; past examiner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes, and nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed patent attorney or agent. Are you Mohammed S. Alawadi, or see an error? Request a correction.