Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2661 2665 2671

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shaghayegh Azima serves in Art Unit 2661 within Tech Center 2600. Across 375 resolved cases, the examiner has issued allowances at a rate of 81.1 percent. The median days to allowance stands at 917, which is the timeframe for successful prosecution. The 375 resolved cases offer a consistent basis for understanding the examiner's approach to applications in the 2600 Tech Center.

An interview lift of 13.7 percent suggests that verbal advocacy is beneficial in this art unit. Although the 81.1 percent allowance rate is robust, the 13.7 percent lift indicates that interviews help resolve outstanding issues. Practitioners can expect a consistent approach given the volume of 375 cases and the likelihood of eventual grant. Using the 917-day median pendency as a guide, applicants can plan their strategy to include an interview to potentially improve upon the baseline. Direct engagement remains a useful tactic in Art Unit 2661.

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

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+19.1% vs TC avg
397
Total Applications
+13.7%
Interview Lift
917
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 375 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858800 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18953755 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING FINGERPRINT BY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18942320 Virtual Pan-Camera for Object Tracking Applications Non-Final OA Zebra Technologies Corporation
18516869 Method and Device for Produce Recommendations Using an External Computing Apparatus Non-Final OA Zebra Technologies Corporation
18912120 Method for Providing a Combined Training Data Set for a Machine Learning Model Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18418707 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18595471 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18959186 INDIVIDUAL PLANT RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18575769 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARKING SLOT DETECTION Final Rejection Harman International Industries, Incorporated
18203583 EARBUD MOUNTED CAMERA Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18540503 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17929305 ANALYZING DIGITAL CONTENT TO DETERMINE UNINTENDED INTERPRETATIONS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18543148 VEHICLE POSE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18948555 MEDICAL IMAGING ANNOTATION DEVICE AND MEDICAL IMAGING ANNOTATION METHOD Non-Final OA HTC Corporation
18089452 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA BOUNDARY DETECTION Non-Final OA VIZIO, INC.
18891069 AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD Non-Final OA GENETEC INC.
18293258 Dynamic Assessment Of Airway Deformation Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18459477 RETRIEVING LOST ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18609510 MULTIRANGE SINGLE CAMERA FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEMS Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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