Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Rupal Dharia, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DHARIA, RUPAL

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2400 2434 2437 2456 2458 2492 2496

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+18.0% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
-8.5%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18180433 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNATURE AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18302908 MULTI-MODALITY ATTACK FORENSIC ANALYSIS MODEL FOR ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEMS Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18306147 HIERARCHICAL CONSENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18799375 QUERY OBFUSCATION FOR SECURE SEARCHES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18368873 DETECTING DATA EXFILTRATION VIA API CALLS USING LANGUAGE MODEL EMBEDDINGS Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rupal Dharia's allowance rate?

76.0% of resolved applications examined by Rupal Dharia were allowed (25 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rupal Dharia?

This examiner's interview lift is -8.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rupal Dharia take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rupal Dharia took 894 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rupal Dharia work in?

Rupal Dharia examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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