Examiner Shantanu C. Pathak
Grant ratio: 54.1% (19th percentile in Art Unit 2829 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.28. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: November 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 68.3% | 1.82 |
| Group | 207 | 71.2% | 1.64 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 38 | 26.0% |
| 2 OAs | 61 | 41.8% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 14.4% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 8.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 13 | 8.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 32 | 17 | 53.1% |
| 2010 | 42 | 23 | 54.8% |
| 2011 | 38 | 23 | 60.5% |
| 2012 | 34 | 16 | 47.1% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 146 | 0.7% | 1.4% | 96.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 108 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 47 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 26 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| Action 5 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 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
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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.