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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Devika S Maharaj, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MAHARAJ, DEVIKA S

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2123 4100

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

MAHARAJ, DEVIKA S is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 2123. The record covers 90 resolved cases, with a 56.7% allowance rate and a median of 1650 days to allowance. The 7.7% interview lift is positive but limited. The allowance rate is only modestly above half, while the median timeline indicates that applicants should plan for extended examination.

The leading companies are Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, and The Toronto-dominion Bank. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, Cantor Colburn LLP, and KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP. The 90-case record provides a directional planning reference. Counsel should emphasize durable claim positions and realistic scheduling around the long median path to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
123
Total Applications
+7.7%
Interview Lift
1650
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 90 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18411616 NEURAL NETWORK SEARCH METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17948392 Data Processing Method and Apparatus Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18324115 EXPLORATORY OFFLINE GENERATIVE ONLINE MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
17817373 Low-latency Captioning System Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18585396 CROSS TASK LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FINE-TUNING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18436419 DIGITAL TWIN SYMBIOTIC TRAINING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18433565 Constructing Structured Knowledge Bases Using Unstructured Documents Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18475654 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH REINFORCEMENT LEARNING TRANSFERAL Final Rejection Seoul National University R&DB Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Devika S Maharaj's allowance rate?

56.7% of resolved applications examined by Devika S Maharaj were allowed (90 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2123 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Devika S Maharaj?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Devika S Maharaj take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Devika S Maharaj took 1,650 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Devika S Maharaj work in?

Devika S Maharaj examines applications in Art Unit 2123 in Tech Center 4100.

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