Examiner Amanda H Merlino
Grant ratio: 80.3% (84th percentile in Art Unit 2877 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.35. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2024
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 54 | 58.5% | 1.47 |
| Group | 352 | 60.7% | 1.71 |
| Tech Center | 2,428 | 61.6% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 221 | 74.9% |
| 2 OAs | 51 | 17.3% |
| 3 OAs | 15 | 5.1% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 1.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.0% |
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 | 12 | 10 | 83.3% |
| 2009 | 20 | 13 | 65.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | 18 | 81.8% |
| 2011 | 24 | 19 | 79.2% |
| 2012 | 27 | 21 | 77.8% |
| 2013 | 21 | 16 | 76.2% |
| 2014 | 13 | 11 | 84.6% |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 | 63.6% |
| 2016 | 20 | 15 | 75.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 25 | 22 | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | 16 | 84.2% |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | 85.7% |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 295 | 0.7% | 15.3% | 66.8% | 7.8% |
| Action 2 | 74 | 1.4% | 8.1% | 66.2% | 9.5% |
| Action 3 | 23 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 82.6% | 8.7% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.2%
4.5%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
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 Oct. 9, 2026.