Examiner Ali Alavi
Grant ratio: 88.0% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2875 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.12. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: November 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 63 | 60.1% | 1.81 |
| Group | 351 | 61.2% | 1.71 |
| 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 | 635 | 90.7% |
| 2 OAs | 55 | 7.9% |
| 3 OAs | 6 | 0.9% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 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 | 41 | 33 | 80.5% |
| 2009 | 57 | 47 | 82.5% |
| 2010 | 64 | 54 | 84.4% |
| 2011 | 49 | 39 | 79.6% |
| 2012 | 53 | 45 | 84.9% |
| 2013 | 57 | 44 | 77.2% |
| 2014 | 56 | 50 | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 52 | 49 | 94.2% |
| 2017 | 56 | 54 | 96.4% |
| 2018 | 64 | 61 | 95.3% |
| 2019 | 60 | 56 | 93.3% |
| 2020 | 34 | 34 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 700 | 2.3% | 25.3% | 54.1% | 2.3% |
| Action 2 | 65 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 55.4% | 1.5% |
| Action 3 | 10 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
3.8%
1.6%
1.7%
2014: Alice
0.0%
3.0%
1.5%
6.9%
2.8%
2019: PEG
3.1%
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.