Examiner Michael Adam Shariff
Grant ratio: 57.1% (53rd percentile in Art Unit 2672 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.52. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96963
- Primary art unit
- 2672
- Work group
- 2670
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 147
- Granted applications
- 84
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9741
- Supervisor
- Sumati Lefkowitz
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3638
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 53.4% | 1.76 |
| Group | 138 | 53.2% | 1.79 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 93 | 63.3% |
| 2 OAs | 33 | 22.4% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 5.4% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 6.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 2.0% |
Each application is counted once. “5+” includes all higher counts.
Grant history
Recent ratios may be lower while applications remain pending.
Yearly counts
| Year | Applications | Grants | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | 17 | 85.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 86.2% |
| 2024 | 39 | 32 | 82.1% |
| 2025 | 32 | 10 | 31.3% |
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 147 | 4.8% | 13.6% | 67.3% | 12.2% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 5.6% | 7.4% | 72.2% | 13.0% |
| Action 3 | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.5% | 4.8% |
| Action 4 | 13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 61.5% | 23.1% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
8.7%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
4.8%
2025: August memo
3.8%
2.9%
Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.
PTAB appeals
No PTAB decisions could be matched to this examiner.
Older and transferred applications may not have a reliable examiner match. Data through Aug. 27, 2026.