Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHAH, VAISHALI

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2156 2158 2161

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Vaishali Shah is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2156, with 235 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 57.4%, and the median days to allowance is 1272. The interview lift is an exceptionally high 53.2%, which is a very strong indicator of the value of direct communication.

For the 235 cases processed, the 57.4% allowance rate and the 53.2% lift suggest that interviews are a critical tool for success. The 1272-day median indicates a longer prosecution cycle, making the 53.2% lift even more important for resolving cases efficiently. Practitioners in Art Unit 2156 should prioritize interviews to overcome the 57.4% baseline and move toward a grant. The 53.2% lift is a significant metric for this examiner, highlighting the importance of verbal advocacy.

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

Performance Statistics

57.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
261
Total Applications
+53.2%
Interview Lift
1272
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 235 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.3%
§101 Eligibility
2.8%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19228963 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19113012 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18179441 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18649282 Generation of Health-Related Statistical Insights and Visualizations Non-Final OA Google LLC
18323877 Local Node Embeddings for Heterogeneous Graphs Final Rejection Google LLC
19198994 Systems and Methods for Rendering Large-Scale Data Visualizations Final Rejection Salesforce, Inc.
18924767 DATABASE QUERY SPLITTING Final Rejection ServiceNow, Inc.
19209723 WEARABLE DEVICES INCLUDING ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND PRESENTING GUIDANCE TO WEARERS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18972178 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA ABSTRACTION FROM NETWORK DATA SOURCES Final Rejection Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18220346 SEARCH USING GENERATIVE MODEL SYNTHESIZED IMAGES Final Rejection Loop Now Technologies, Inc.
18069920 ENUMERATION FOR DISTRIBUTED FILE SERVERS Non-Final OA Nutanix, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month