Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Paras D Shah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAH, PARAS D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2653 2654 2655 2659

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Paras D. Shah has overseen 657 resolved cases in Art Unit 2626. With an allowance rate of 73.7 percent, the majority of applications reaching a final disposition result in a patent grant. Major entities such as Sony Group Corporation, Amazon Technologies Inc., and Insight Direct USA Inc. frequently appear in this examiner's docket within Tech Center 2600. The prosecution process involves a median of 1369 days to allowance.

To improve outcomes, practitioners can leverage the 30.6 percent interview lift. This figure demonstrates that conducting an interview increases the likelihood of success compared to the baseline allowance rate of 73.7 percent. Firms like KINNEY & LANGE, P.A., Clayton, McKay & Bailey PC, and Clifford Chi, A.P.C. may find this data useful for resource allocation during the 1369-day pendency period. With 657 resolved cases as a baseline, the examiner shows a consistent pattern of engagement. The 30.6 percent lift suggests that verbal communication is a valuable tool for overcoming rejections and streamlining the path to grant.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
695
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1369
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 657 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18795734 Neural-Network-Based Text-to-Speech Model for Novel Speaker Generation Final Rejection Google LLC
18692829 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18572196 PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18876353 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18985185 WAKEWORD DETECTION USING A SECONDARY MICROPHONE Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18514376 Architecture for a Hub Configured to Control a Second Device While a Connection to a Remote System is Unavailable Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
17934833 SEAMLESS CUSTOMIZATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18911868 USER-SPECIFIC SYSTEM PROMPTS FOR LANGUAGE GENERATION Non-Final OA Insight Direct USA, Inc.
18911815 LAYERED DATABASE QUERIES FOR CONTEXT INJECTION Non-Final OA Insight Direct USA, Inc.
18506766 INSIGHTS SERVICE FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROMPTING Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17538271 COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED CONTENT GENERATION AND ADAPTIVE DELIVERY Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18500426 GENERATING HIGHER RESOLUTION MAP DATA USING LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paras D Shah's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Paras D Shah were allowed (657 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paras D Shah?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paras D Shah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paras D Shah took 1,369 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paras D Shah work in?

Paras D Shah examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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