Examiner Niloofar Rahmani
Grant ratio: 73.9% (68th percentile in Art Unit 1625 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.22. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 81568
- Primary art unit
- 1625
- Work group
- 1620
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 1,169
- Granted applications
- 864
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-4329
- Supervisor
- Janet Andres
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-0867
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 55.7% | 1.54 |
| Group | 252 | 46.0% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 1,373 | 38.0% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 973 | 83.2% |
| 2 OAs | 160 | 13.7% |
| 3 OAs | 28 | 2.4% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 0.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98 | 75 | 76.5% |
| 2009 | 88 | 63 | 71.6% |
| 2010 | 68 | 47 | 69.1% |
| 2011 | 88 | 59 | 67.0% |
| 2012 | 82 | 59 | 72.0% |
| 2013 | 81 | 63 | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 66 | 61 | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 54 | 47 | 87.0% |
| 2016 | 55 | 47 | 85.5% |
| 2017 | 57 | 51 | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 41 | 34 | 82.9% |
| 2019 | 56 | 47 | 83.9% |
| 2020 | 45 | 36 | 80.0% |
| 2021 | 47 | 40 | 85.1% |
| 2022 | 31 | 24 | 77.4% |
| 2023 | 57 | 45 | 78.9% |
| 2024 | 60 | 43 | 71.7% |
| 2025 | 54 | 23 | 42.6% |
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,168 | 0.4% | 35.1% | 16.9% | 22.0% |
| Action 2 | 195 | 0.5% | 14.9% | 24.1% | 20.0% |
| Action 3 | 35 | 2.9% | 17.1% | 28.6% | 25.7% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
1.1%
0.0%
1.0%
2.3%
2014: Alice
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.7%
2.2%
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.