Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Tableau Software LLC

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Tableau Software LLC has 3 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters are assigned to 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, indicating that each listed action follows its own examination path.

SHAH, PARAS D is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should tailor responses to the individual examiner and art unit while maintaining a consistent approach to software claim scope and supporting evidence.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
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 (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
67% of docket
1
Communications
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAH, PARAS D 1 73.7% +30.6%
SHIBEROU, MAHELET 1 73.7% +26.2%
SHAH, VAISHALI 1 57.4% +52.9%

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
18974745 Automatic Synonyms Using Word Embedding and Word Similarity Models SHAH, PARAS D —
18810450 Using Semantic Models Determined based on Data Source and Context in a Natural Language Interface for Visual Data Analysis SHAH, VAISHALI —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18974745 Automatic Synonyms Using Word Embedding and Word Similarity Models SHAH, PARAS D —
18893885 PHRASE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DATA VISUALIZATIONS SHIBEROU, MAHELET —
18810450 Using Semantic Models Determined based on Data Source and Context in a Natural Language Interface for Visual Data Analysis SHAH, VAISHALI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2653 1
2171 1
2156 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18974745 Automatic Synonyms Using Word Embedding and Word Similarity Models SHAH, PARAS D 2653 §101§102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18893885 PHRASE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DATA VISUALIZATIONS SHIBEROU, MAHELET 2171 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18810450 Using Semantic Models Determined based on Data Source and Context in a Natural Language Interface for Visual Data Analysis SHAH, VAISHALI 2156 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 20, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Tableau Software LLC have?

Tableau Software LLC has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Tableau Software LLC applications?

Paras D Shah has the most, with 1 of Tableau Software LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Tableau Software LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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