Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mahelet Shiberou, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHIBEROU, MAHELET

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2171 2179

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+18.7% vs TC avg
627
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
65.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18489537 CONFIGURATION FILES TO GROUP ACTIONS IN A SINGLE-CLICK ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18946294 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND LAYOUT CONFIGURATION METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18802587 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18796609 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18768840 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATION RECORDING AND PLAYBACK Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18677532 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Selectively Accessing System Functions and Adjusting Settings of Computer Systems While Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18826724 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18929612 INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18933449 TIMELINE USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18941250 METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR OBJECT INTERACTION Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18856391 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROMPTING Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
17609686 RECOMMENDING THEME PATTERNS OF A DOCUMENT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18125723 FUNCTION EXECUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18986689 AI-POWERED UI DESIGN TOOL Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18893859 FACILITATING EXTENDED REALITY TARGET SELECTION BY BLENDING GAZE AND CONTROLLER RAYCASTING, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mahelet Shiberou's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Mahelet Shiberou were allowed (585 resolved cases), compared with 56.1% across Art Unit 2171 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mahelet Shiberou?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mahelet Shiberou take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mahelet Shiberou took 1,001 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mahelet Shiberou work in?

Mahelet Shiberou examines applications in Art Unit 2171 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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