Examiner Rashid Alam
Grant ratio: 70.5% (77th percentile in Art Unit 1721 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.10. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 49.7% | 2.15 |
| Group | 264 | 46.2% | 2.20 |
| Tech Center | 1,792 | 44.3% | 2.14 |
| 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 | 204 | 38.3% |
| 2 OAs | 172 | 32.3% |
| 3 OAs | 80 | 15.0% |
| 4 OAs | 37 | 7.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 39 | 7.3% |
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 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| 2009 | 36 | 26 | 72.2% |
| 2010 | 61 | 52 | 85.2% |
| 2011 | 39 | 25 | 64.1% |
| 2012 | 30 | 19 | 63.3% |
| 2013 | 63 | 50 | 79.4% |
| 2014 | 50 | 38 | 76.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | 25 | 56.8% |
| 2016 | 23 | 12 | 52.2% |
| 2017 | 40 | 31 | 77.5% |
| 2018 | 37 | 23 | 62.2% |
| 2019 | 43 | 29 | 67.4% |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | 80.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 532 | 0.2% | 5.8% | 91.5% | 1.7% |
| Action 2 | 328 | 0.3% | 2.4% | 86.6% | 7.0% |
| Action 3 | 156 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 87.2% | 9.6% |
| Action 4 | 76 | 0.0% | 2.6% | 88.2% | 5.3% |
| Action 5 | 39 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.7% | 7.7% |
| Action 6 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| Action 8 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
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.