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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Utpal D Shah, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAH, UTPAL D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2665 2666 2668

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHAH, UTPAL D works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2624, with 765 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 87.8%, and the median time to allowance is 879 days. The interview lift is 11.4%, showing a modest association between interviews and allowance outcomes. No art unit allowance or pendency baseline is supplied, so the profile supports examiner-specific expectations rather than a unit-level comparison.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH. The associated firms are Xsensus, Baker Botts L.L.P., and CALDWELL LLC. Applicants can plan around a favorable allowance result and a median timing that still requires attention to filing and product schedules. The limited interview association suggests that well-developed claims and focused written prosecution should remain central to counsel’s approach.

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

Performance Statistics

87.8%
Allow Rate
+25.8% vs TC avg
788
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 765 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.1%
§102 Novelty
32.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19048992 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19009265 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH ANOMALY DETECTION USING ANOMALY MAP Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18971165 ENROLLMENT USING SYNTHETIC FINGERPRINT IMAGE AND FINGERPRINT SENSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18592940 MEASURING THE GENERALIZATION ABILITY OF A TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL WITH RESPECT TO GIVEN MEASUREMENT DATA Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18920746 OBJECT INGESTION AND RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nant Holdings IP, LLC
18844081 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18711698 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR BOUNDARY DETECTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18645459 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18979102 Semi Supervised Training from Coarse Labels of Image Segmentation Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18929949 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING INTRA PREDICTION MODE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18766717 IMAGE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE MODEL TRAINING METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING IMAGE RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Delta Electronics, Inc.
18749066 METHOD FOR UPDATING BOUNDING BOX OR KEYPOINT IN OBJECT DETECTION MODEL Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19032064 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PERSON IN A VIDEO Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18995126 A METHOD FOR PLACE RECOGNITION ON 3D POINT CLOUD Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Utpal D Shah's allowance rate?

87.8% of resolved applications examined by Utpal D Shah were allowed (765 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Utpal D Shah?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Utpal D Shah took 879 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Utpal D Shah work in?

Utpal D Shah examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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