Examiner Dawn M. Bickham
Grant ratio: 8.3% (50th percentile in Art Unit 1685 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.83. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 99265
- Primary art unit
- 1685
- Work group
- 1680
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 72
- Granted applications
- 6
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1817
- Supervisor
- Olivia Wise
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2249
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 16 | 6.8% | 2.77 |
| Group | 68 | 6.4% | 2.37 |
| 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 | 5 | 6.9% |
| 1 OA | 29 | 40.3% |
| 2 OAs | 19 | 26.4% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 13.9% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 9.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 2.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | 6 | 23.1% |
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 67 | 6.0% | 11.9% | 59.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 38 | 31.6% | 7.9% | 34.2% | 2.6% |
| Action 3 | 19 | 36.8% | 5.3% | 47.4% | 5.3% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 11.1% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
21.3%
26.7%
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.