Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SHAW, PETER C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2458 2493 2658

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Peter C. Shaw is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2458. Across 560 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 76.3 percent. For those cases that reach allowance, the median days to allowance is 1254. This 1254 median days figure offers a benchmark for practitioners to use when discussing the prosecution timeline with clients.

Interviews are a effective strategy with this examiner. Shaw has an interview lift of 35.6 percent, which boosts the 76.3 percent baseline allowance rate. This 35.6 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a way to overcome initial rejections and secure a grant in Art Unit 2458.

The 560 resolved cases provide a foundation for analyzing the examiner's performance. The 76.3 percent allowance rate and 1254 median days to allowance offer a expectation for the prosecution process. The 35.6 percent interview lift is a metric that should guide the tactical decisions of any practitioner assigned to this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
605
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
1254
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 560 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19026759 REACTIVE AND PRE-EMPTIVE SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF COMPUTER NETWORKS & SYSTEMS Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18449355 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING MODERN CRYPTOGRAPHIC PRIMITIVES WITH CLASSIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC INTERFACES Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18356403 EFFICIENT POINT VERIFICATION FOR SEMI-STATIC ELLIPTIC CURVE DIFFIE-HELLMAN AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18277719 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17811534 ON-DEMAND CODE OBFUSCATION OF DATA IN INPUT PATH OF OBJECT STORAGE SERVICE Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18280493 System, Method, and Computer Program Product for State Compression in Stateful Machine Learning Models Final Rejection Visa International Service Association
18781255 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USER-AWARE TRUSTWORTHY SUBSCRIPTION-BASED SERVICE INTERACTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS Non-Final OA InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18781229 IDC-2024P00474US Final Rejection InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
18458136 IDENTIFYING TRANSFORMATIONS IN DATA FABRIC USING COUNTERFACTUAL EXPLANATIONS OF ENTITY MATCHING Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18772617 HARDWARE COUNTERMEASURES IN A FAULT TOLERANT SECURITY ARCHITECTURE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18362695 Protected Sensor Data Communication Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19044529 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SELF-LOCK SECURITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19013701 Domain Crossing in Executing Instructions in Computer Processors Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19092414 COMBINED MACHINE LEARNING AND FORMAL TECHNIQUES FOR NETWORK TRAFFIC ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18811976 PER-NODE METADATA FOR CUSTOM NODE BEHAVIORS ACROSS PLATFORMS Final Rejection Dropbox, Inc.
18652926 IDENTITY-BASED VARIED DIGITAL HUMAN RESPONSES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18294761 METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERMISSION SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
16842265 MULTI-LEVEL INTROSPECTION FRAMEWORK FOR EXPLAINABLE REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AGENTS Final Rejection SRI International
18421531 DETECTING IMPERSONATION ATTACKS Non-Final OA Kyndryl, Inc.

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