Examiner Mark Fearer
Grant ratio: 50.5% (17th percentile in Art Unit 2443 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 3.53. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 52.7% | 2.65 |
| Group | 210 | 54.6% | 2.42 |
| Tech Center | 1,771 | 57.4% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 28 | 28.9% |
| 2 OAs | 19 | 19.6% |
| 3 OAs | 18 | 18.6% |
| 4 OAs | 19 | 19.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 13.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| 2009 | 39 | 15 | 38.5% |
| 2010 | 38 | 30 | 78.9% |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 97 | 0.0% | 18.6% | 80.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 69 | 2.9% | 7.2% | 89.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 50 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 96.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 32 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 90.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 76.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.9%
18.0%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.