Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications
35 pending office actions • 30 art units • 34 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 74 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shopify Inc. has 34 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The portfolio reaches 33 examiners across 27 art units, showing extensive dispersion across the examination corps and technical classifications. Nearly every action has a distinct examiner, while several art units contain more than one matter.
HUSSAIN, TAUQIR is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That limited concentration means examiner-specific leverage is narrow relative to the portfolio’s overall spread. Effective management will depend on a coordinated software and computing claim framework, supported by matter-level analysis of eligibility, prior art, and claim scope. The broad art-unit distribution also calls for careful tracking of recurring objections and terminology across separate prosecution teams.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 5 (14%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (29%) |
| §103 only | 12 (34%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (14%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2 | 84.4% | +25.8% |
| KO, CHAE M | 1 | 89.2% | +4.8% |
| HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C | 1 | 76.7% | +25.3% |
| SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | 1 | 58.2% | +41.3% |
| JACOBS-BURTON, LASHONDA T | 1 | 91.4% | -12.9% |
| RICHER, AARON M | 1 | 52.2% | +20.7% |
| COBB, MICHAEL J | 1 | 76.9% | +35.5% |
| ZHAO, YU | 1 | 52.6% | +40.7% |
| WILDER, ANDREW H | 1 | 62.7% | +57.8% |
| AGUILERA, TODD | 1 | 57.5% | +56.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18893296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPILLOVER FROM COOKIE TO DATABASE | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 3d overdue |
| 19240894 | ALLOCATING AND DEPLOYING DISTRIBUTED HARDWARE RESOURCES FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION USING REDUNDANCY POLICY | KO, CHAE M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18648949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT IMAGE RECOMMENDATIONS | GIBSON-WYNN, KENNEDY ANNA | 46d overdue |
| 18738705 | Computer System, Computer-Implemented Method, and Computer Readable Media For Error Handling When Prompting A Large Language Model (LLM) | LOTTICH, JOSHUA P | 15d overdue |
| 17847867 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIVE AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT | SONNERS, SCOTT E | 3d overdue |
| 17814372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING BENCHMARKING TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM WILL SATISFY ONE OR MORE PERFORMANCE-BASED CRITERIA FOR EXECUTION ON AN EXECUTION PLATFORM | AMIN, MUSTAFA A | 30d |
| 18515913 | EMBEDDING-BASED SEARCH OF AN ITEM STORE | LADONI, AHOORA | 40d |
| 18744792 | CLASSIFICATION USING A GRAMMAR-CONSTRAINED GENERATIVE LANGUAGE MODEL | HUTCHESON, CODY DOUGLAS | 83d |
| 19232084 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CROSS-WEB HEADLESS TRANSACTIONS | SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | — |
| 19227665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFERRED TOOL EXECUTION | JACOBS-BURTON, LASHONDA T | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18893296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPILLOVER FROM COOKIE TO DATABASE | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 3d overdue |
| 19234547 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORKFLOW ATTESTATION | HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C | — |
| 19232084 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CROSS-WEB HEADLESS TRANSACTIONS | SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | — |
| 19194293 | IMAGE GENERATION BASED ON TRACKED 3D SCANNING | RICHER, AARON M | — |
| 19056968 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COOKIE PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | — |
| 19008785 | AUGMENTED REALITY ENABLED DYNAMIC PRODUCT PRESENTATION | COBB, MICHAEL J | — |
| 18942934 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR QUERY SPLITTING BASED ON DEVICE DISPLAY DIMENSIONS | ZHAO, YU | — |
| 18906629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTIONS | WILDER, ANDREW H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3688 | 2 |
| 2449 | 2 |
| 2198 | 2 |
| 3689 | 2 |
| 2114 | 1 |
| 2432 | 1 |
| 2457 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2615 | 1 |
| 2169 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19240894 | ALLOCATING AND DEPLOYING DISTRIBUTED HARDWARE RESOURCES FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION USING REDUNDANCY POLICY | KO, CHAE M | 2114 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19234547 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORKFLOW ATTESTATION | HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C | 2432 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19232084 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CROSS-WEB HEADLESS TRANSACTIONS | SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B | 3688 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19227665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFERRED TOOL EXECUTION | JACOBS-BURTON, LASHONDA T | 2457 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19194293 | IMAGE GENERATION BASED ON TRACKED 3D SCANNING | RICHER, AARON M | 2611 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19056968 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COOKIE PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2449 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19008785 | AUGMENTED REALITY ENABLED DYNAMIC PRODUCT PRESENTATION | COBB, MICHAEL J | 2615 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18942934 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR QUERY SPLITTING BASED ON DEVICE DISPLAY DIMENSIONS | ZHAO, YU | 2169 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18906629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE TRANSACTIONS | WILDER, ANDREW H | 3627 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18893296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPILLOVER FROM COOKIE TO DATABASE | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18776667 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL DEBUGGING OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS | AGUILERA, TODD | 2192 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18749082 | SECURE PIN ENTRY VIA MOBILE DEVICE | BAIRD, EDWARD J | 3692 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18744792 | CLASSIFICATION USING A GRAMMAR-CONSTRAINED GENERATIVE LANGUAGE MODEL | HUTCHESON, CODY DOUGLAS | 2659 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18738705 | Computer System, Computer-Implemented Method, and Computer Readable Media For Error Handling When Prompting A Large Language Model (LLM) | LOTTICH, JOSHUA P | 2113 | §101 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18650161 | SCHEMA-BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR REQUEST PROCESSING | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18648949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT IMAGE RECOMMENDATIONS | GIBSON-WYNN, KENNEDY ANNA | 3688 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18633654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF ONLINE SERVICES | LAU, TUNG S | 2857 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18631444 | Computer System and Method for Queuing Events for Asynchronous Consumption | WOOD, WILLIAM C | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18444462 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED CONTEXT MONITORING | HAILU, TADESSE | 2174 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18443600 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION OF WORKFLOWS | TRUONG, DANIEL NHU | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18436474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONDING TO LATENCY IN OUTPUT FROM A GENERATIVE MODEL | JABLON, ASHER H. | 2127 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18418740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING PROMPTS USING A GENERATIVE LANGUAGE MODEL | VOGT, JACOB BUI | 2653 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18515913 | EMBEDDING-BASED SEARCH OF AN ITEM STORE | LADONI, AHOORA | 3689 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18513881 | System And Method For Determining Application Programming Interface (API) Version Compatibility And Related API Upgrade Process | CHEN, ZHI | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18501444 | KEYWORD EXTRACTION TO GENERATE SUBJECT LINES | SONIFRANK, RICHA MISHRA | 2654 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18355247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IMPROVING CLASSIFICATION MODELS FOR MULTI-ATTRIBUTE CLASSIFICATION | PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M | 2159 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18354965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PASSKEY LOGIN TO A WEB DOMAIN | LIN, SHERMAN L | 2447 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18353212 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT FOR GENERATING AN ONLINE STORE | JEON, JAE UK | 2193 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18315752 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING AND USING A MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL FOR DETERMINING THE SIMILARITY OF ENTITIES | LEE, TSU-CHANG | 2123 | §112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18315831 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING AR CONTENT | GALERA, PATRICK PAUL CONTRER | 2617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 17814360 | RESOURCE LIMIT(S) FOR EXECUTION OF AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM ON AN EXECUTION PLATFORM BASED ON AN ATTRIBUTE(S) OF AN INPUT(S) ON WHICH THE EXECUTABLE PROGRAM IS EXECUTED | MOTTER, JORDAN SCOTT | 2198 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17814372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING BENCHMARKING TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM WILL SATISFY ONE OR MORE PERFORMANCE-BASED CRITERIA FOR EXECUTION ON AN EXECUTION PLATFORM | AMIN, MUSTAFA A | 2194 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17847867 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIVE AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT | SONNERS, SCOTT E | 2613 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17708895 | SEARCH NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DYNAMIC GRAPH BASED ON PRODUCT CATALOGUE AND STOCK LEVELS | WEINER, ARIELLE E | 3689 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 17540698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BODY SIZE | LU, ZHIYU | 2665 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialShopify Inc. has 35 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 30 art units and 34 examiners.
Tauqir Hussain has the most, with 2 of Shopify Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
