Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Neeraj Sharma, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHARMA, NEERAJ

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2653 2655 2659

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHARMA, NEERAJ is assigned to tech center 2600 and art unit 2626. The record includes 475 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 84.8%, and a median of 988 days to allowance. Interviews show an 11.8% lift in the reported allowance outcome.

The leading companies are Comcast Cable Communications LLC, Google LLC, and Merlin Labs Inc. The listed firms are Gray Ice Higdon (Google LLC), SCHOX PC, and Ascent Intellectual Property Law. Counsel can use the resolution history to develop initial expectations about prosecution, while the interview result supports considering a focused discussion when claim construction or prior-art distinctions are central.

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

Performance Statistics

84.8%
Allow Rate
+22.8% vs TC avg
504
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 475 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19043298 ON-DEVICE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) DEVICE OF PROVIDING MULTI-WAY INTERPRETATION SERVICE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
19009154 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CASTING REQUESTS AND/OR USER INPUTS AT A RECHARGEABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18965481 TEXT INDEPENDENT SPEAKER RECOGNITION Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18919961 DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18498380 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL CONTENT GENERATION AND ITERATION Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18792750 ADJUSTING SPEECH RATE FOR AN AUDIO INPUT Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18949505 Authenticating A Call Recording Using Audio Scores Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Neeraj Sharma's allowance rate?

84.8% of resolved applications examined by Neeraj Sharma were allowed (475 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Neeraj Sharma?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Neeraj Sharma take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Neeraj Sharma took 988 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Neeraj Sharma work in?

Neeraj Sharma examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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