Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HAQ, SHAFIQUL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1641 1677 1678 1794

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shafiqul Haq serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1641. He has 944 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 64.8%. This rate indicates a moderate level of grant activity. The median days to allowance is 1287, which provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the patent prosecution process.

The interview lift for Haq is 55.2%. This increase is substantial, suggesting that interviews are an extremely powerful tool for securing an allowance with this examiner. With 944 resolved cases, this trend is highly reliable. The 1287-day median to allowance reflects the time investment required for successful applications in Tech Center 1700.

In Art Unit 1641, Haq's 64.8% allowance rate and 55.2% interview lift are the most important metrics for practitioners. The 944 resolved cases demonstrate a clear benefit to direct engagement. Applicants should use the 1287-day figure to manage expectations while prioritizing interviews to leverage the lift.

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

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
At TC average
981
Total Applications
+55.2%
Interview Lift
1287
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 944 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
36.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18130874 SELF-HEALABLE CHEMICAL DETECTING SENSOR EMBEDDING TRANSITION METAL-ADSORBED PAA-PVA-BORAX FIBER-GEL Final Rejection UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18620441 PROCESS FOR PURIFICATION OF PROTEIN Non-Final OA Kashiv BioSciences, LLC
18620649 PROCESS FOR PURIFICATION OF PROTEIN Final Rejection Kashiv BioSciences, LLC
18766065 LATERAL FLOW METHODS, ASSAYS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OR MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF UBIQUITIN CARBOXY-TERMINAL HYDROLASE L1 AND/OR GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Abbott Laboratories
18299593 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES FROM SINGLE CELLS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18281113 DIAGNOSIS OF HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES VIA CELL MAGNETIC PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18669957 NOVEL BIOTIN-SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18709250 DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION REAGENT Non-Final OA SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18317288 CHROMOPHORIC POLYMER DOTS WITH NARROW-BAND EMISSION Non-Final OA University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
17762180 PHOTOPROXIMITY PROFILING OF PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN CELLS Non-Final OA The University of Chicago
18635442 PERICELLULAR OXYGEN-CONTROLLING CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR Non-Final OA Northeastern University
17781202 LUMINESCENT ZWITTERIONIC POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18686146 CONTAMINATION-FREE METAGENOMIC DNA SEQUENCING Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17199228 SAMPLE DEPLETION AND ENRICHMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS Non-Final OA VERAVAS, INC.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month