Examiner Carlos Lopez
Grant ratio: 68.0% (98th percentile in Art Unit 1791 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.60. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 39 | 21.1% | 2.36 |
| Group | 303 | 36.3% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 106 | 58.6% |
| 2 OAs | 51 | 28.2% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 10.5% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 1.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.7% |
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 | 44 | 30 | 68.2% |
| 2009 | 62 | 30 | 48.4% |
| 2010 | 28 | 23 | 82.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 181 | 1.1% | 16.6% | 52.5% | 10.5% |
| Action 2 | 75 | 1.3% | 8.0% | 58.7% | 14.7% |
| Action 3 | 24 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 66.7% | 8.3% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
11.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
20.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
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.