Examiner Nicholas Ieva
Grant ratio: 57.6% (14th percentile in Art Unit 2836 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.43. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: December 2014
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 54 | 69.9% | 1.68 |
| Group | 354 | 67.0% | 1.58 |
| 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 | 63 | 33.0% |
| 2 OAs | 69 | 36.1% |
| 3 OAs | 32 | 16.8% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 8.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 5.8% |
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 | 24 | 6 | 25.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | 24 | 64.9% |
| 2010 | 32 | 19 | 59.4% |
| 2011 | 29 | 18 | 62.1% |
| 2012 | 26 | 16 | 61.5% |
| 2013 | 22 | 12 | 54.5% |
| 2014 | 21 | 15 | 71.4% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 191 | 0.5% | 11.0% | 87.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 128 | 0.0% | 4.7% | 89.8% | 4.7% |
| Action 3 | 59 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 96.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 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
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
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.