Examiner Alvaro E. Fortich
Grant ratio: 77.8% (54th percentile in Art Unit 2867 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.51. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 89724
- Primary art unit
- 2867
- Work group
- 2860
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 609
- Granted applications
- 474
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-0944
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 13 | 72.1% | 1.63 |
| Group | 131 | 67.2% | 1.82 |
| 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 | 410 | 67.3% |
| 2 OAs | 130 | 21.3% |
| 3 OAs | 39 | 6.4% |
| 4 OAs | 22 | 3.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 8 | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 36 | 23 | 63.9% |
| 2014 | 33 | 16 | 48.5% |
| 2015 | 23 | 14 | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 55 | 45 | 81.8% |
| 2017 | 30 | 28 | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 34 | 31 | 91.2% |
| 2019 | 56 | 51 | 91.1% |
| 2020 | 63 | 55 | 87.3% |
| 2021 | 51 | 49 | 96.1% |
| 2022 | 50 | 49 | 98.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | 45 | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 43 | 38 | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 44 | 30 | 68.2% |
| 2026 | 43 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 609 | 8.7% | 3.8% | 66.7% | 19.7% |
| Action 2 | 199 | 11.6% | 1.0% | 78.9% | 8.5% |
| Action 3 | 69 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 82.6% | 13.0% |
| Action 4 | 30 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 90.0% | 3.3% |
| Action 5 | 8 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 4 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 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%
1.4%
2014: Alice
17.0%
7.5%
1.0%
3.6%
6.3%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.2%
0.0%
4.9%
9.7%
2024: AI examples
25.0%
2025: August memo
20.0%
46.3%
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.