Examiner Jamie Atala

Potentially inactive Last observed office action: April 2026 (4 months ago).

Examiner Jamie Atala appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 12.1%, they average 1.25 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §103.

Difficulty vs AU About Average

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO About Average

Average OA / Grant 1.25

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 19 years (2008-2026)
Tech Center: 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex, Cable and Cryptography/Security
Group: 2480 - Recording and Compression

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 33
Granted Applications: 4
Non-Granted Applications: 29
Avg OA / Grant: 1.25
Last OA Observed: April 2026 (4 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2482 , 2484 , 2621
Work Groups Seen: 2480 - Recording and Compression

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	12.1%	1.25
Art Unit	16	62.8%	2.09
Group	174	60.6%	2.01
Tech Center	1,748	59.1%	2.14
USPTO	16,347	53.5%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
No observed data before 2008; examiner may not yet have been active in the available dataset.
2008	1	1	100.0%
2009	10	1	10.0%
2010	3	0	0.0%
2011	2	0	0.0%
2012	6	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2013-2019.
2020	3	0	0.0%
No observed data for 2021-2024.
2025	5	2	40.0%
2026	3	0	0.0%

4 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	29	0.0%	24.1%	72.4%	3.4%
2	12	0.0%	0.0%	91.7%	0.0%
3	5	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
4	5	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
5	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
6	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
7	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
8	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%