Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Vijay Shankar, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHANKAR, VIJAY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2615 2622 2624 2629 2697 3664

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHANKAR, VIJAY is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 2615. The profile records 1130 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 90.8%, and a median of 806 days to allowance. The interview lift is 8.7%, indicating that interviews are associated with a higher allowance outcome in the reported data.

Applicants appearing most often include Sony Group Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and Apple Inc. The listed representation includes BakerHostetler, DILWORTH IP, LLC, and KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP. For prosecution planning, the allowance rate and resolution volume provide substantial historical context, while the allowance timeline supports attention to claim strategy and response sequencing before an interview is requested.

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

Performance Statistics

90.8%
Allow Rate
+38.8% vs TC avg
1,157
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
806
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
45.4%
§102 Novelty
13.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19047828 Representing Traffic Along A Route Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19123016 SPECIAL-EFFECT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19079154 Systems and Methods for Optimization of Graphics Processing for Machine Learning Inference Non-Final OA Google LLC
19202305 USING EYE-TRACKING / EYE METRICS TO DETECT VR EYE-STRAIN-LEVELS, THEN USING ADAPTIVE RENDERING TO LOWER LEVELS OF EYE-STRAIN Non-Final OA SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
19041128 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING SHADER OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19225736 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AREA WIDE OBJECT DIMENSIONING Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
19041971 GENERATIVE INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA GDM Holding LLC
18875944 VIRTUAL SPACE PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18869928 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA NTT DOCOMO, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Vijay Shankar's allowance rate?

90.8% of resolved applications examined by Vijay Shankar were allowed (1,130 resolved cases), compared with 81.1% across Art Unit 2615 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Vijay Shankar?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Vijay Shankar take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Vijay Shankar took 806 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Vijay Shankar work in?

Vijay Shankar examines applications in Art Unit 2615 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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