Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662 2672

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Adam Shariff has resolved 125 cases in Art Unit 2662. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 80.8 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 2600. The data shows an interview lift of 24.7 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 24.7 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1028. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 125 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 2662 can use this 1028-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 80.8 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 24.7 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 2600.

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

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+18.8% vs TC avg
145
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1028
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18799180 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMAGE CO-REGISTRATION Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18987591 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18973219 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18692428 MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18604279 MICROMOBILITY TRANSIT VEHICLE COCKPIT ASSEMBLIES WITH CAMERAS Non-Final OA Lyft, Inc.
18034452 ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, AND ADAPTER Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18551195 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18873310 VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18776010 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING STEPWISE INCREMENTAL PRE-TRAINING FOR INTEGRATING DISCRIMINATIVE, RESTORATIVE, AND ADVERSARIAL LEARNING INTO AN AI MODEL Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
18784675 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL RETICLE DEFECT SMART REPAIR Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17998037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT USING PATHOLOGICAL IMAGES Final Rejection The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18881208 DETERMINING PREDICTED OUTCOMES OF SUBJECTS WITH CANCER BASED ON SEGMENTATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGES Non-Final OA Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
18608983 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES Final Rejection The University of Hong Kong
17957445 DATA TRIAGE IN MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA FEI COMPANY
18606772 ADAPTABLE IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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