Examiner Iqbal Zaidi
Grant ratio: 83.4% (83rd percentile in Art Unit 2464 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 85728
- Primary art unit
- 2464
- Work group
- 2460
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 1,263
- Granted applications
- 1,053
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-3943
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 24 | 67.1% | 1.93 |
| Group | 225 | 60.1% | 2.07 |
| 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 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1 OA | 806 | 63.8% |
| 2 OAs | 290 | 23.0% |
| 3 OAs | 81 | 6.4% |
| 4 OAs | 39 | 3.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 42 | 3.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | 22 | 66.7% |
| 2010 | 54 | 45 | 83.3% |
| 2011 | 55 | 46 | 83.6% |
| 2012 | 36 | 30 | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 66 | 61 | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 82 | 75 | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 74 | 69 | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 80 | 71 | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 87 | 80 | 92.0% |
| 2018 | 73 | 59 | 80.8% |
| 2019 | 81 | 74 | 91.4% |
| 2020 | 93 | 90 | 96.8% |
| 2021 | 85 | 82 | 96.5% |
| 2022 | 79 | 72 | 91.1% |
| 2023 | 82 | 77 | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 68 | 63 | 92.6% |
| 2025 | 71 | 34 | 47.9% |
| 2026 | 58 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,258 | 4.1% | 10.1% | 50.0% | 8.1% |
| Action 2 | 452 | 0.7% | 8.8% | 60.4% | 5.1% |
| Action 3 | 162 | 3.7% | 6.2% | 48.8% | 6.8% |
| Action 4 | 81 | 2.5% | 6.2% | 46.9% | 9.9% |
| Action 5 | 42 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 33.3% | 19.0% |
| Action 6 | 18 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 27.8% | 11.1% |
| Action 7 | 8 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Action 8 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
25.0%
7.9%
8.0%
9.1%
9.9%
3.2%
2014: Alice
5.2%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
0.0%
2.8%
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.