Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Aidan Edward Shaughnessy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2432

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2432. The profile covers 16 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 18.8%, and a median of 1320 days to allowance. The interview lift is 1.8%, indicating little reported change in allowance outcomes associated with interviews.

The leading companies are Dell Products L.P., The Toronto-dominion Bank, and NEC Corporation. Listed firms include BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP (OTTAWA), BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC, and FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP. Because the resolved-case base is limited, counsel should treat the metrics as preliminary and focus on application-specific claim analysis, prior-art distinctions, and realistic timing expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

18.8%
Allow Rate
-39.2% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+1.8%
Interview Lift
1320
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
65.6%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17836712 FRAMEWORK FOR ANOMALY DETECTION IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
17802013 RECOMMENDATION CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREIN Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17852083 SECURITY SUBSYSTEM FOR REMOTE ATTESTATION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18153184 LIVENESS DETECTION FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18978962 A System, Apparatus, and Method to Generate Decoy Honeypots by Using Generated Adversarial Networks Non-Final OA The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
17722189 DIGITAL SIGNATURE GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18399444 SAFETY FUSE FOR MACHINE LEARNING TRUST MANAGEMENT IN INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18147756 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMEDIATING POISONED INFERENCES GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18067501 EFFICIENT PROTOTYPING OF ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS AND DEFENSES ON TRANSFER LEARNING SETTINGS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aidan Edward Shaughnessy's allowance rate?

18.8% of resolved applications examined by Aidan Edward Shaughnessy were allowed (16 resolved cases), compared with 73.0% across Art Unit 2432 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aidan Edward Shaughnessy?

This examiner's interview lift is +1.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aidan Edward Shaughnessy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aidan Edward Shaughnessy took 1,320 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aidan Edward Shaughnessy work in?

Aidan Edward Shaughnessy examines applications in Art Unit 2432 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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