Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center has 2 pending office actions in Communications. The matters involve 2 examiners and 2 art units, indicating distinct examination paths.

TSAI, TSUNG YIN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Consistent technical positioning may support portfolio management, but each matter should receive examiner-specific preparation.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
50% of docket
1
Communications
50% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TSAI, TSUNG YIN 1 81.6% +11.6%
ALI, NAYMUR RAHMAN 1 0.0% +0.0%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888671 METHOD FOR TRAINING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEL, METHOD FOR PREDICTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VIDEO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TSAI, TSUNG YIN —
18669120 DISTRIBUTED MODEL TRAINING METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM ALI, NAYMUR RAHMAN —

Interview Candidates (1)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888671 METHOD FOR TRAINING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEL, METHOD FOR PREDICTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VIDEO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TSAI, TSUNG YIN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2656 1
2123 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18888671 METHOD FOR TRAINING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEL, METHOD FOR PREDICTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VIDEO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TSAI, TSUNG YIN 2656 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18669120 DISTRIBUTED MODEL TRAINING METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM ALI, NAYMUR RAHMAN 2123 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center have?

Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center applications?

Tsung Yin Tsai has the most, with 1 of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center's pending office actions.

What technology area are Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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