Examiner Bilkis Jahan
Grant ratio: 80.0% (80th percentile in Art Unit 2817 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.86. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 84079
- Primary art unit
- 2817
- Work group
- 2810
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 952
- Granted applications
- 762
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-5022
- Supervisor
- Marlon T Fletcher
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2063
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 46 | 45.3% | 1.60 |
| Group | 305 | 54.6% | 1.79 |
| Tech Center | 2,413 | 62.4% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 513 | 53.9% |
| 2 OAs | 249 | 26.2% |
| 3 OAs | 93 | 9.8% |
| 4 OAs | 47 | 4.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 48 | 5.0% |
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 | 38 | 26 | 68.4% |
| 2009 | 53 | 43 | 81.1% |
| 2010 | 56 | 39 | 69.6% |
| 2011 | 61 | 48 | 78.7% |
| 2012 | 38 | 35 | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 64 | 52 | 81.3% |
| 2014 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2015 | 60 | 57 | 95.0% |
| 2016 | 58 | 51 | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 61 | 59 | 96.7% |
| 2018 | 57 | 53 | 93.0% |
| 2019 | 65 | 63 | 96.9% |
| 2020 | 40 | 38 | 95.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | 28 | 93.3% |
| 2022 | 29 | 26 | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 29 | 28 | 96.6% |
| 2024 | 45 | 43 | 95.6% |
| 2025 | 66 | 30 | 45.5% |
| 2026 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 950 | 0.2% | 9.2% | 71.1% | 9.8% |
| Action 2 | 437 | 0.5% | 8.9% | 84.4% | 2.3% |
| Action 3 | 188 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 87.2% | 2.7% |
| Action 4 | 95 | 1.1% | 3.2% | 90.5% | 2.1% |
| Action 5 | 48 | 2.1% | 4.2% | 83.3% | 8.3% |
| Action 6 | 19 | 5.3% | 10.5% | 78.9% | 5.3% |
| Action 7 | 10 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 8 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% |
| Action 9 | 5 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 20.0% |
| Action 10 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.9%
2019: PEG
0.9%
2.9%
2.0%
2.3%
4.3%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.