Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MERCHANT, SHAHID R

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

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
151
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1744
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.8%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18770461 INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18413818 Biological Measurement Data Processing Device and Biological Measurement Data Processing Method Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18398649 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING PATIENT RECRUITMENT AT CLINICAL SITES Final Rejection Tempus AI, Inc.
18300730 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18702058 DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18425846 RISK INDEX SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING RISK OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Final Rejection The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
18416810 AI-POWERED MEDIA ANALYSIS FOR ITEM RECOGNITION Final Rejection TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
18692908 RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM Final Rejection iNAGO Corporation
18527366 Method for determining productivity of coalbed methane well without shutting down the well Non-Final OA Exploration & Production Research Institute of SINOPEC North -China Oil & Gas Company
18084688 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SOURCING AND PROCESSING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS Final Rejection Evtek Inc.

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