Examiner Farhana Hoque
Grant ratio: 80.2% (46th percentile in Art Unit 2866 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.43. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 86084
- Primary art unit
- 2866
- Work group
- 2860
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 892
- Granted applications
- 715
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-7543
- Supervisor
- Eman A Alkafawi
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-4448
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 14 | 82.2% | 1.52 |
| Group | 130 | 66.9% | 1.82 |
| Tech Center | 2,435 | 61.3% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 7 | 0.8% |
| 1 OA | 624 | 70.0% |
| 2 OAs | 188 | 21.1% |
| 3 OAs | 48 | 5.4% |
| 4 OAs | 20 | 2.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 43 | 33 | 76.7% |
| 2010 | 51 | 35 | 68.6% |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% |
| 2012 | 29 | 22 | 75.9% |
| 2013 | 50 | 39 | 78.0% |
| 2014 | 45 | 33 | 73.3% |
| 2015 | 43 | 35 | 81.4% |
| 2016 | 74 | 70 | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 87 | 71 | 81.6% |
| 2018 | 59 | 58 | 98.3% |
| 2019 | 76 | 68 | 89.5% |
| 2020 | 52 | 44 | 84.6% |
| 2021 | 64 | 61 | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 47 | 43 | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 48 | 47 | 97.9% |
| 2024 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2025 | 33 | 15 | 45.5% |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 885 | 2.7% | 26.8% | 65.6% | 1.5% |
| Action 2 | 261 | 0.0% | 17.2% | 81.2% | 0.4% |
| Action 3 | 73 | 0.0% | 13.7% | 86.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 25 | 0.0% | 8.0% | 92.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
3.4%
3.8%
2019: PEG
1.0%
6.3%
2.7%
1.9%
3.8%
2024: AI examples
4.8%
2025: August memo
5.1%
2.2%
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. 30, 2026.