Examiner Anand Bhatnagar
Grant ratio: 86.1% (87th percentile in Art Unit 2668 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.26. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 78795
- Primary art unit
- 2668
- Work group
- 2660
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 740
- Granted applications
- 637
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7416
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 62.5% | 1.58 |
| 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 | 595 | 80.4% |
| 2 OAs | 107 | 14.5% |
| 3 OAs | 25 | 3.4% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 1.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 | 42 | 36 | 85.7% |
| 2009 | 63 | 51 | 81.0% |
| 2010 | 59 | 54 | 91.5% |
| 2011 | 49 | 47 | 95.9% |
| 2012 | 39 | 38 | 97.4% |
| 2013 | 47 | 45 | 95.7% |
| 2014 | 49 | 45 | 91.8% |
| 2015 | 36 | 33 | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% |
| 2017 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 41 | 36 | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 30 | 29 | 96.7% |
| 2020 | 27 | 24 | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 28 | 27 | 96.4% |
| 2022 | 25 | 24 | 96.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | 26 | 92.9% |
| 2025 | 37 | 20 | 54.1% |
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 740 | 16.1% | 30.1% | 39.9% | 3.6% |
| Action 2 | 145 | 13.1% | 20.7% | 51.7% | 6.9% |
| Action 3 | 38 | 18.4% | 18.4% | 55.3% | 2.6% |
| Action 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 7.7% | 61.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 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
10.5%
10.5%
23.9%
30.6%
21.6%
15.3%
2014: Alice
24.1%
8.3%
19.1%
5.7%
7.8%
2019: PEG
17.1%
3.6%
13.8%
13.8%
2.8%
2024: AI examples
18.8%
2025: August memo
30.0%
14.3%
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.