Examiner Sm Islam
Grant ratio: 84.3% (82nd percentile in Art Unit 2457 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.80. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: June 2023
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 26 | 68.2% | 2.18 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 72 | 31.0% |
| 2 OAs | 52 | 22.4% |
| 3 OAs | 47 | 20.3% |
| 4 OAs | 37 | 15.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 24 | 10.3% |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | 7 | 70.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | 16 | 84.2% |
| 2017 | 25 | 19 | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | 20 | 80.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | 30 | 81.1% |
| 2020 | 34 | 31 | 91.2% |
| 2021 | 25 | 23 | 92.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | 90.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 232 | 0.0% | 7.8% | 89.7% | 0.4% |
| Action 2 | 160 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 93.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 108 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 94.4% | 0.9% |
| Action 4 | 61 | 0.0% | 8.2% | 91.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 24 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 92.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 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
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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.