Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MERCHANT, SHAHID R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3621 3626 3684 3685 3691 3692 3693 3694 3697

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.3%

Allow Rate

-23.7% vs TC avg

155

Total Applications

+24.8%

Interview Lift

1627

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

28.5%

§101 Eligibility

10.9%

§102 Novelty

36.7%

§103 Obviousness

22.4%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18391794	INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Final Rejection	NEC Corporation
18592455	SYNTHETIC CONTROLS FOR SURVIVAL DATA	Non-Final OA	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18413818	Biological Measurement Data Processing Device and Biological Measurement Data Processing Method	Final Rejection	Hitachi, Ltd.
18416810	AI-POWERED MEDIA ANALYSIS FOR ITEM RECOGNITION	Non-Final OA	TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC.

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