Examiner Laura Gudorf
Grant ratio: 76.2% (62nd percentile in Art Unit 2876 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 86301
- Primary art unit
- 2876
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 917
- Granted applications
- 699
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-7607
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 64.7% | 1.87 |
| 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 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 575 | 62.7% |
| 2 OAs | 212 | 23.1% |
| 3 OAs | 63 | 6.9% |
| 4 OAs | 37 | 4.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 29 | 3.2% |
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 | 21 | 8 | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 44 | 27 | 61.4% |
| 2011 | 56 | 38 | 67.9% |
| 2012 | 64 | 47 | 73.4% |
| 2013 | 43 | 34 | 79.1% |
| 2014 | 49 | 36 | 73.5% |
| 2015 | 53 | 45 | 84.9% |
| 2016 | 65 | 53 | 81.5% |
| 2017 | 66 | 56 | 84.8% |
| 2018 | 62 | 52 | 83.9% |
| 2019 | 52 | 43 | 82.7% |
| 2020 | 43 | 38 | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | 41 | 89.1% |
| 2022 | 50 | 45 | 90.0% |
| 2023 | 55 | 49 | 89.1% |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 55 | 29 | 52.7% |
| 2026 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 916 | 1.2% | 7.6% | 71.7% | 8.5% |
| Action 2 | 341 | 1.5% | 8.5% | 79.5% | 3.8% |
| Action 3 | 129 | 0.8% | 11.6% | 80.6% | 3.1% |
| Action 4 | 66 | 1.5% | 7.6% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 29 | 3.4% | 6.9% | 86.2% | 3.4% |
| Action 6 | 15 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 80.0% | 6.7% |
| Action 7 | 6 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 8 | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
2014: Alice
1.0%
3.4%
4.1%
1.0%
2.2%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
1.4%
2.8%
2024: AI examples
1.3%
2025: August memo
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 Aug. 27, 2026.