Examiner Afework Demisse
Grant ratio: 89.8% (95th percentile in Art Unit 2838 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.59. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: January 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 60 | 64.3% | 1.59 |
| 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 | 292 | 68.2% |
| 2 OAs | 67 | 15.7% |
| 3 OAs | 42 | 9.8% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 3.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 11 | 2.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | 23 | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 41 | 40 | 97.6% |
| 2015 | 32 | 28 | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 48 | 42 | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | 30 | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 20 | 19 | 95.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | 30 | 96.8% |
| 2023 | 30 | 29 | 96.7% |
| 2024 | 33 | 29 | 87.9% |
| 2025 | 19 | 10 | 52.6% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 428 | 0.9% | 33.4% | 58.4% | 2.3% |
| Action 2 | 136 | 1.5% | 18.4% | 74.3% | 2.2% |
| Action 3 | 69 | 0.0% | 14.5% | 84.1% | 1.4% |
| Action 4 | 27 | 0.0% | 18.5% | 74.1% | 3.7% |
| Action 5 | 11 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 81.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
5.6%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
4.9%
0.0%
0.0%
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.