Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SHEIKH, ASFAND M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2122 3626 3627

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Asfand M. Sheikh works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2122. The examiner has 568 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 46.1 percent. For those cases that reach allowance, the median days to allowance is 1631. This 1631 median days figure provides a specific reference point for the duration of successful prosecution.

Interviews are a effective strategy with this examiner. Sheikh has an interview lift of 48.3 percent, which boosts the 46.1 percent baseline allowance rate. This 48.3 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a way to overcome initial rejections and secure a grant in Art Unit 2122.

The 568 resolved cases provide a foundation for analyzing the examiner's performance. The 46.1 percent allowance rate and 1631 median days to allowance offer a expectation for the prosecution process. The 48.3 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

46.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
601
Total Applications
+48.3%
Interview Lift
1631
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 568 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18381548 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSET COMBINATION DISPLAY AND EXECUTION Non-Final OA Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18492616 IN-APP CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKFLOWS Final Rejection Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
18902458 METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18492102 Server and Lease Fee Calculation Method Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19191493 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18488557 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRAUD DETECTION VIA LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
19001656 EDUCATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, EDUCATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19268380 NFT CONTENT PROCESSING PROGRAM, NFT CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND NFT CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18189681 Distributed Edge Application Compliance Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18430459 MULTI-LEVEL RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF VENDORS BASED ON MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RELIABILITY SCORE Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18491061 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) OPERATIONAL ENDURANCE OF AN ENTITY Final Rejection Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18854525 CONTINUOUS FLOW ENGINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING AND PROGNOSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
19204978 POWER GRID INTELLIGENCE: AI PLATFORM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION AND LOCALIZATION Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18485809 Context-Based Generation of Summarized Reviews Using a Large Language Model Non-Final OA Maplebear Inc.

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