Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Saumit Shah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAH, SAUMIT

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2414

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHAH, SAUMIT is assigned to Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2414, with 551 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 87.8%, and the median time to allowance is 858 days. The interview lift is 10.3%, indicating a limited association between interviews and improved allowance outcomes. No art unit allowance or pendency comparison is available, so these figures support examiner-specific planning rather than a broader unit assessment.

The principal companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Sony Group Corporation. The leading firms are VOLPE KOENIG, Xsensus, and Barta Jones, PLLC. Applicants can set favorable expectations for allowance while recognizing that the median timing still requires prosecution planning. The modest interview figure suggests that clear claim drafting and targeted written prosecution may be more important than relying on interviews as the primary lever.

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

Performance Statistics

87.8%
Allow Rate
+29.8% vs TC avg
583
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
858
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18845064 MEASURING AND/OR REPORTING FOR SUBSET OF REFERENCE SIGNAL (RS) PORTS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18579399 Wireless Communication Device Power Conservation Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
17765885 CONFIGURED UL WITH REPETITION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18935385 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CSI REPORT FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVING IN ADVANCED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18855459 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT, NETWORK DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18884065 JOINT TRANSMISSION SCHEMES IN A UNIFIED TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATOR FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18339916 FLEXIBLE RESTRICTED TARGET WAKE TIME OPERATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18861601 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18921050 USER DEVICES, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18425031 PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18768999 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18843816 REFERENCE SIGNAL ASSOCIATION FOR UPLINK SHARED CHANNELS WITH MULTIPLE CODEWORDS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18704381 RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18730736 DETERMINING SIDELINK CONNECTION TIMERS FOR COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHMENT VIA A SIDELINK RELAY Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18881679 COMMUNICATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18856848 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS AND FOR SENDING SIGNALS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18936384 INTERFERENCE PREDICTION FOR AIML BM Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18947962 SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION BASED ACTIVATION COMMAND FOR TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION STATE Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18955927 COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18066763 DATA TRANSMISSION IN POWER EFFICIENT STATE Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18861599 CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Saumit Shah's allowance rate?

87.8% of resolved applications examined by Saumit Shah were allowed (551 resolved cases), compared with 72.8% across Art Unit 2414 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Saumit Shah?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Saumit Shah take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Saumit Shah took 858 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Saumit Shah work in?

Saumit Shah examines applications in Art Unit 2414 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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