Examiner Dominic J. Bologna
Grant ratio: 75.2% (70th percentile in Art Unit 2877 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.57. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 88403
- Primary art unit
- 2877
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 801
- Granted applications
- 602
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-9282
- Supervisor
- Uzma Alam
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3995
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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 | 14 | 1.7% |
| 1 OA | 490 | 61.2% |
| 2 OAs | 203 | 25.3% |
| 3 OAs | 59 | 7.4% |
| 4 OAs | 23 | 2.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 12 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | 28 | 84.8% |
| 2013 | 50 | 38 | 76.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | 27 | 69.2% |
| 2015 | 52 | 40 | 76.9% |
| 2016 | 50 | 39 | 78.0% |
| 2017 | 79 | 69 | 87.3% |
| 2018 | 63 | 52 | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 66 | 56 | 84.8% |
| 2020 | 67 | 58 | 86.6% |
| 2021 | 62 | 61 | 98.4% |
| 2022 | 35 | 32 | 91.4% |
| 2023 | 32 | 27 | 84.4% |
| 2024 | 52 | 42 | 80.8% |
| 2025 | 65 | 27 | 41.5% |
| 2026 | 50 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 787 | 2.7% | 5.5% | 76.6% | 8.3% |
| Action 2 | 297 | 3.0% | 4.0% | 81.1% | 7.7% |
| Action 3 | 94 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 90.4% | 5.3% |
| Action 4 | 35 | 0.0% | 2.9% | 91.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 66.7% | 25.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 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%
1.5%
1.2%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.8%
2.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2019: PEG
3.5%
1.0%
3.6%
4.5%
2.0%
2024: AI examples
6.3%
2025: August memo
6.0%
1.8%
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.