Examiner Yosef Kassa
Grant ratio: 90.8% (94th percentile in Art Unit 2669 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.19. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 60.7% | 1.60 |
| 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 | 526 | 84.7% |
| 2 OAs | 79 | 12.7% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 2.1% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 32 | 29 | 90.6% |
| 2009 | 43 | 37 | 86.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | 30 | 83.3% |
| 2011 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2012 | 46 | 40 | 87.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | 33 | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 42 | 41 | 97.6% |
| 2015 | 34 | 33 | 97.1% |
| 2016 | 41 | 39 | 95.1% |
| 2017 | 40 | 36 | 90.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | 51 | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 29 | 27 | 93.1% |
| 2020 | 24 | 23 | 95.8% |
| 2021 | 36 | 33 | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 34 | 32 | 94.1% |
| 2023 | 25 | 23 | 92.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | 17 | 81.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 621 | 20.9% | 4.0% | 61.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 2 | 95 | 8.4% | 3.2% | 80.0% | 3.2% |
| Action 3 | 16 | 18.8% | 6.3% | 68.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 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
20.0%
15.1%
40.5%
47.8%
41.5%
30.2%
2014: Alice
37.8%
31.0%
13.2%
4.0%
1.5%
2019: PEG
9.4%
3.4%
7.3%
2.8%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
4.2%
2025: August memo
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 Aug. 27, 2026.