Examiner Faris Asim Shaikh
Grant ratio: 47.7% (33rd percentile in Art Unit 3668 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.15. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 96560
- Primary art unit
- 3668
- Work group
- 3660
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 176
- Granted applications
- 84
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6426
- Supervisor
- Fadey S. Jabr
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-1516
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 46 | 57.9% | 1.80 |
| Group | 454 | 54.1% | 1.86 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 75 | 42.6% |
| 2 OAs | 54 | 30.7% |
| 3 OAs | 24 | 13.6% |
| 4 OAs | 10 | 5.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 7.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | 12 | 57.1% |
| 2023 | 41 | 25 | 61.0% |
| 2024 | 42 | 32 | 76.2% |
| 2025 | 35 | 14 | 40.0% |
| 2026 | 36 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 176 | 2.8% | 1.1% | 92.6% | 1.1% |
| Action 2 | 101 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 92.1% | 4.0% |
| Action 3 | 47 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 93.6% | 2.1% |
| Action 4 | 23 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 91.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
2024: AI examples
2.5%
2025: August memo
7.1%
15.4%
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.