Listed by the USPTO as SHIFERAW, ELENI A
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2136 2400 2434 2436 2437 2497
This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases
Eleni A. Shiferaw is an examiner in Art Unit 2136, Tech Center 2400. The examiner has 135 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 38.5 percent. Prosecution timelines are extended, with a median of 1562 days to allowance. A high interview lift of 37.5 percent suggests that interviews are a very effective tool for overcoming the low baseline allowance rate. This 37.5 percent lift nearly doubles the probability of success for applicants in this art unit.
The examiner's portfolio includes cases for Comcast Cable Communications LLC, Afero Inc., and Avast Software s.r.o. Legal representation is often handled by Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP. The 37.5 percent interview lift is a key metric for practitioners to consider when navigating the 38.5 percent allowance rate and the 1562-day median pendency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18159226 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses For Network Entity Tracking | Non-Final OA | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC |
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Build Your Strategy38.5% of resolved applications examined by Eleni A Shiferaw were allowed (135 resolved cases), compared with 72.1% across Art Unit 2136 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +37.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Eleni A Shiferaw took 1,562 days on average from filing to allowance.
Eleni A Shiferaw examines applications in Art Unit 2136 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).
