Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAH, UTPAL D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2665 2666 2668

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Utpal D. Shah is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2624. He has a volume of 759 resolved cases, which support an allowance rate of 87.9 percent. This figure indicates that the vast majority of applications in his docket eventually reach a grant. For practitioners, this 87.9 percent baseline suggests a high likelihood of success. The 759 resolved cases establish a reliable performance history.

The interview lift is 11.3 percent. While this is a positive boost, its impact is secondary to the already high 87.9 percent baseline allowance rate. Interviews can be useful for finalizing claim language or addressing minor technical points, but they are not always necessary given the high frequency of grants. The 11.3 percent lift simply adds to a favorable outlook for applicants in Art Unit 2624.

The median days to allowance is 879. This is a relatively fast timeline, showing that successful cases are often resolved in a specific duration. The combination of an 87.9 percent allowance rate and an 879 day pendency suggests an efficient and predictable examination process. With 759 resolved cases, these metrics offer a reliable guide for strategy. The 879 day figure serves as a benchmark for planning the duration of the process.

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

Performance Statistics

87.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
770
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 759 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.0%
§102 Novelty
32.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18907425 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE CHECK DEPOSIT Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18920746 OBJECT INGESTION AND RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Nant Holdings IP, LLC
18592940 MEASURING THE GENERALIZATION ABILITY OF A TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL WITH RESPECT TO GIVEN MEASUREMENT DATA Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18711698 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR BOUNDARY DETECTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18844081 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18645459 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18766717 IMAGE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE MODEL TRAINING METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING IMAGE RESOLUTION Non-Final OA Delta Electronics, Inc.
18880925 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITIES IN PET RADIOLOGY IMAGES Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
18929949 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING INTRA PREDICTION MODE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18979102 Semi Supervised Training from Coarse Labels of Image Segmentation Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19001048 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PERIODONTAL POCKET DEPTH Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
18645430 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL OBJECT BASED ON INPUTTING PARTIAL AREA OF IMAGE TO NEURAL NETWORK Non-Final OA THINKWARE CORPORATION
18749066 METHOD FOR UPDATING BOUNDING BOX OR KEYPOINT IN OBJECT DETECTION MODEL Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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