Examiner Yon Couso
Grant ratio: 89.7% (96th percentile in Art Unit 2665 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.33. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 37 | 68.6% | 1.65 |
| Group | 289 | 63.2% | 1.66 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| 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 | 533 | 73.8% |
| 2 OAs | 155 | 21.5% |
| 3 OAs | 27 | 3.7% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 0.4% |
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 | 39 | 33 | 84.6% |
| 2009 | 70 | 61 | 87.1% |
| 2010 | 65 | 61 | 93.8% |
| 2011 | 67 | 61 | 91.0% |
| 2012 | 67 | 56 | 83.6% |
| 2013 | 56 | 50 | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 69 | 60 | 87.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | 41 | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 54 | 51 | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 45 | 40 | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 57 | 53 | 93.0% |
| 2019 | 48 | 45 | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 36 | 35 | 97.2% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 722 | 13.3% | 35.5% | 33.7% | 9.1% |
| Action 2 | 189 | 16.4% | 26.5% | 31.2% | 11.6% |
| Action 3 | 34 | 14.7% | 23.5% | 41.2% | 8.8% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
10.3%
23.0%
25.6%
22.8%
18.9%
22.5%
2014: Alice
8.5%
5.5%
2.7%
5.2%
16.2%
2019: PEG
3.2%
4.4%
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.