Examiner Brendan Lillis
Grant ratio: 68.3% (65th percentile in Art Unit 2189 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.14. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 13 | 34.4% | 1.81 |
| Group | 178 | 52.5% | 1.89 |
| 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 | 16 | 39.0% |
| 2 OAs | 18 | 43.9% |
| 3 OAs | 2 | 4.9% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 9.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 2.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16 | 10 | 62.5% |
| 2014 | 20 | 14 | 70.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 41 | 4.9% | 22.0% | 61.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 25 | 8.0% | 32.0% | 44.0% | 12.0% |
| Action 3 | 7 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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%
0.0%
2014: Alice
13.8%
16.7%
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.