Examiner Alexander R Lapian
Grant ratio: 77.7% (74th percentile in Art Unit 2437 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.20. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 59.1% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 70 | 36.6% |
| 2 OAs | 57 | 29.8% |
| 3 OAs | 27 | 14.1% |
| 4 OAs | 22 | 11.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 15 | 7.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | 8 | 47.1% |
| 2016 | 16 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | 22 | 78.6% |
| 2018 | 26 | 25 | 96.2% |
| 2019 | 27 | 22 | 81.5% |
| 2020 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 66.7% |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 191 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 95.8% | 1.6% |
| Action 2 | 121 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.7% | 1.7% |
| Action 3 | 64 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 98.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 37 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 97.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 15 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 86.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
3.1%
3.4%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
2.0%
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.