Examiner Steven J. Mottola
Grant ratio: 92.0% (96th percentile in Art Unit 2842 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.29. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: November 2021
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 40 | 77.8% | 1.54 |
| Group | 232 | 67.9% | 1.60 |
| Tech Center | 2,428 | 61.6% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 709 | 77.3% |
| 2 OAs | 165 | 18.0% |
| 3 OAs | 36 | 3.9% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 0.3% |
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 | 50 | 40 | 80.0% |
| 2009 | 63 | 59 | 93.7% |
| 2010 | 69 | 61 | 88.4% |
| 2011 | 60 | 57 | 95.0% |
| 2012 | 65 | 59 | 90.8% |
| 2013 | 64 | 59 | 92.2% |
| 2014 | 60 | 56 | 93.3% |
| 2015 | 61 | 53 | 86.9% |
| 2016 | 74 | 70 | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 72 | 66 | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 74 | 71 | 95.9% |
| 2019 | 77 | 69 | 89.6% |
| 2020 | 72 | 70 | 97.2% |
| 2021 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 917 | 0.4% | 28.6% | 54.5% | 13.6% |
| Action 2 | 208 | 0.0% | 39.9% | 48.1% | 8.2% |
| Action 3 | 43 | 2.3% | 44.2% | 48.8% | 4.7% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
1.1%
2.3%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
1.1%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.