Examiner John M. Mauro
Grant ratio: 82.7% (95th percentile in Art Unit 1625 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.48. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: November 2024
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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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 515 | 65.0% |
| 2 OAs | 179 | 22.6% |
| 3 OAs | 69 | 8.7% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 2.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | 15 | 62.5% |
| 2014 | 61 | 37 | 60.7% |
| 2015 | 69 | 54 | 78.3% |
| 2016 | 69 | 51 | 73.9% |
| 2017 | 88 | 76 | 86.4% |
| 2018 | 83 | 79 | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 65 | 55 | 84.6% |
| 2020 | 68 | 62 | 91.2% |
| 2021 | 87 | 79 | 90.8% |
| 2022 | 80 | 73 | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 48 | 36 | 75.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | 23 | 67.6% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 792 | 4.8% | 11.4% | 29.4% | 23.7% |
| Action 2 | 277 | 4.3% | 11.9% | 41.2% | 33.2% |
| Action 3 | 98 | 3.1% | 14.3% | 43.9% | 28.6% |
| Action 4 | 29 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 44.8% | 34.5% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 63.6% | 9.1% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
2.8%
1.9%
7.2%
5.8%
2019: PEG
4.3%
1.0%
6.5%
8.2%
11.1%
2024: AI examples
10.6%
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.