Examiner Vaishali Shah has allowed 134 of 231 decided applications (58%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Vaishali Shah maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 231 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 58%. This rate reflects 134 allowed applications and 97 abandoned applications. The allowance rate ranges from 35% to 70% across the examiner's art units with substantial records. The overall pooled figure aggregates outcomes across these units and describes the examiner's historical record; it is not a prediction for any specific application.
A pooled record combines outcomes from multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. This figure describes past decisions across different subject areas and does not reflect performance in any single art unit or predict outcomes on individual applications. The range shows variation among the units contributing to the pool. Aggregate statistics characterize historical performance only and are not forecasts.
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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 132 decided applications with an interview and 20 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 45 decided applications with an interview and 34 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Vaishali Shah has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 264 applications.
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