Examiner Joshua Benitez
Grant ratio: 72.8% (61st percentile in Art Unit 2858 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.70. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 40 | 57.3% | 1.84 |
| Group | 380 | 61.0% | 1.65 |
| 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 | 164 | 57.1% |
| 2 OAs | 79 | 27.5% |
| 3 OAs | 33 | 11.5% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 2.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 1.4% |
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 | 41 | 24 | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 48 | 31 | 64.6% |
| 2010 | 57 | 52 | 91.2% |
| 2011 | 47 | 34 | 72.3% |
| 2012 | 76 | 60 | 78.9% |
| 2013 | 9 | 8 | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 287 | 1.0% | 14.3% | 77.0% | 4.9% |
| Action 2 | 123 | 0.8% | 11.4% | 75.6% | 4.9% |
| Action 3 | 44 | 2.3% | 6.8% | 86.4% | 2.3% |
| Action 4 | 11 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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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2.3%
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2.5%
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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.