Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Dhairya A Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2151 2451 2453 2455

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, DHAIRYA A handles cases in tech center 2400 and art unit 2151. The profile records 754 resolved cases, a 71.8% allowance rate, and a 1,427-day median time to allowance. The 27.5% interview lift indicates a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), and Foley IP Law, PLLC. The 1,427-day median makes extended prosecution planning important, and applicants may consider interviews as one tool for addressing issues during that period.

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

Performance Statistics

71.8%
Allow Rate
+13.8% vs TC avg
783
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1427
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 754 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
62.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19153259 PROACTIVE LEARNING AND ADVERTISEMENT OF HOST ADDRESSES IN A MULTIHOMING GROUP OF AN ETHERNET VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
19102027 USER PLANE NETWORK TRAFFIC CONTROL IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
18662266 Methods of Operating Service Control Nodes Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18262266 SUPPORTING MULTIPLE DCCF DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18861497 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18849472 DOCUMENT BLOCK SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18778030 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DRIVEN IDENTITY CHECKING WITH IMAGE VALIDATION Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19298832 COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19271984 PARAMETER ADVERTISEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19122424 ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD AND ANOMALY DETECTION PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT. Inc.
18849364 SENDING DATA USING STEERING IN A SELECTED QUIC CONNECTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
19188983 SERVICE TRANSFER METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17341698 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BITRATE SWITCH POINTS Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18623817 TOKEN-BASED DEVICE TRACKING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18437142 CONTENT SET BASED DELTACASTING Final Rejection VIASAT, INC.
18447308 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dhairya A Patel's allowance rate?

71.8% of resolved applications examined by Dhairya A Patel were allowed (754 resolved cases), compared with 81.0% across Art Unit 2151 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dhairya A Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dhairya A Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dhairya A Patel took 1,427 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dhairya A Patel work in?

Dhairya A Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2151 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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