Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHIH, HAOSHIAN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2117 2173 2179

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHIH, HAOSHIAN is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2117. The data includes 560 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 69.6 percent, which reflects the frequency of grants for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners can use the 69.6 percent allowance rate to assess the likelihood of a positive outcome during prosecution. The 560 resolved cases provide a data set for analyzing the examiner's historical patterns in this specific technological area.

The interview lift is 20.4 percent. This metric indicates that the allowance rate is higher when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline rate of 69.6 percent. An interview lift of 20.4 percent suggests that direct communication is an effective strategy for overcoming rejections. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview to clarify technical issues or to negotiate claim scope. This 20.4 percent lift shows a clear benefit to verbal engagement with the examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1289. This number represents the middle point of the time required to reach a grant. A median of 1289 days provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the examination process. The combination of the 69.6 percent allowance rate and the 1289-day pendency defines the current prosecution environment for this examiner. These figures help applicants to manage expectations regarding both the timing and the probability of success.

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

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
578
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1289
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 560 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18957683 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT USING FUNCTION CONTENTS ON THE MAP Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18910335 USER INTERACTION INTERPRETER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18676786 Input Recognition in 3D Environments Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18643132 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18718638 OPERATION DEVICE AND OPERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18724163 Method For a Gesture Recognition System for Improving Gesture Recognition, Device, Computer Program and Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18717291 BEVERAGE MENU CREATION Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18715830 TIMELINE BASED REPRESENTATION FOR HAPTIC SIGNAL Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18627329 VIEW GENERATION FOR BLOCK ITEM HIERARCHY Non-Final OA Notion Labs, Inc.

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