Examiner Donald Lawson
Grant ratio: 66.1% (77th percentile in Art Unit 2158 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 16 | 49.9% | 3.10 |
| Group | 119 | 59.3% | 2.64 |
| Tech Center | 1,781 | 52.8% | 2.19 |
| 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 | 25 | 40.3% |
| 2 OAs | 19 | 30.6% |
| 3 OAs | 8 | 12.9% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 9.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 6.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 22 | 16 | 72.7% |
| 2010 | 20 | 17 | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 62 | 4.8% | 11.3% | 82.3% | 1.6% |
| Action 2 | 37 | 21.6% | 13.5% | 64.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 20.0% | 10.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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%
5.0%
19.6%
11.8%
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.