Examiner Asad M. Nawaz
Grant ratio: 43.4% (13th percentile in Art Unit 2455 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.89. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 80391
- Primary art unit
- 2455
- Work group
- 2450
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 106
- Granted applications
- 46
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-3988
- Supervisor
- Saleh Najjar
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4006
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 26 | 48.5% | 2.33 |
| Group | 210 | 57.4% | 2.41 |
| 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 | 2 | 1.9% |
| 1 OA | 48 | 45.3% |
| 2 OAs | 37 | 34.9% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 12.3% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 3.8% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34 | 16 | 47.1% |
| 2009 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% |
| 2010 | 12 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2011 | 19 | 12 | 63.2% |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 104 | 0.0% | 46.2% | 49.0% | 1.9% |
| Action 2 | 56 | 3.6% | 28.6% | 62.5% | 3.6% |
| Action 3 | 19 | 0.0% | 15.8% | 78.9% | 5.3% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 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
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.