Examiner Farah Faroul
Grant ratio: 82.7% (45th percentile in Art Unit 2471 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.69. Most common rejection type: §103.
Recently active
Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 82665
- Primary art unit
- 2471
- Work group
- 2470
- Technology center
- 2400
- Applications
- 838
- Granted applications
- 693
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-1421
- Supervisor
- Sujoy K Kundu
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-8586
Save this analysis
Download this examiner report.
Log in / Sign Up to exportPeer comparisons
| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 76.1% | 1.65 |
| Group | 204 | 62.6% | 1.93 |
| Tech Center | 1,763 | 57.8% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 500 | 59.7% |
| 2 OAs | 219 | 26.1% |
| 3 OAs | 59 | 7.0% |
| 4 OAs | 34 | 4.1% |
| 5+ OAs | 24 | 2.9% |
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 | 35 | 27 | 77.1% |
| 2009 | 30 | 26 | 86.7% |
| 2010 | 47 | 36 | 76.6% |
| 2011 | 39 | 35 | 89.7% |
| 2012 | 48 | 40 | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 53 | 46 | 86.8% |
| 2014 | 60 | 53 | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 40 | 38 | 95.0% |
| 2016 | 53 | 50 | 94.3% |
| 2017 | 49 | 45 | 91.8% |
| 2018 | 52 | 50 | 96.2% |
| 2019 | 43 | 39 | 90.7% |
| 2020 | 56 | 52 | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 53 | 50 | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 42 | 36 | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 51 | 33 | 64.7% |
| 2026 | 48 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 836 | 3.0% | 15.8% | 51.7% | 21.3% |
| Action 2 | 336 | 2.7% | 12.8% | 63.4% | 16.7% |
| Action 3 | 117 | 3.4% | 11.1% | 76.1% | 6.8% |
| Action 4 | 58 | 1.7% | 12.1% | 74.1% | 8.6% |
| Action 5 | 24 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 14 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.9%
4.4%
4.5%
0.0%
3.3%
0.0%
2014: Alice
5.6%
3.4%
1.2%
12.5%
5.6%
2019: PEG
2.0%
6.3%
0.0%
6.7%
1.4%
2024: AI examples
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 Oct. 9, 2026.