Examiner Syed Zia
Grant ratio: 72.5% (40th percentile in Art Unit 2431 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.99. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: August 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 63.4% | 2.09 |
| Group | 233 | 61.7% | 1.99 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 58.4% | 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 | 63 | 26.3% |
| 2 OAs | 61 | 25.4% |
| 3 OAs | 51 | 21.3% |
| 4 OAs | 35 | 14.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 30 | 12.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32 | 13 | 40.6% |
| 2009 | 44 | 22 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | 60 | 83.3% |
| 2011 | 64 | 55 | 85.9% |
| 2012 | 28 | 24 | 85.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 240 | 0.0% | 70.4% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 177 | 2.8% | 65.0% | 24.3% | 1.1% |
| Action 3 | 116 | 6.9% | 62.9% | 20.7% | 3.4% |
| Action 4 | 65 | 9.2% | 63.1% | 15.4% | 9.2% |
| Action 5 | 30 | 10.0% | 43.3% | 20.0% | 16.7% |
| Action 6 | 14 | 14.3% | 42.9% | 28.6% | 14.3% |
| Action 7 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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%
3.0%
6.2%
4.8%
3.6%
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.