Examiner Maher Yazback
Grant ratio: 21.1% (16th percentile in Art Unit 2877 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.26. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 98980
- Primary art unit
- 2877
- Work group
- 2870
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 90
- Granted applications
- 19
- Examiner phone
- (703) 756-1456
- Supervisor
- Michelle Iacoletti
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-5789
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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 | 1 | 1.1% |
| 1 OA | 48 | 53.3% |
| 2 OAs | 28 | 31.1% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 11.1% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 3.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 11 | 64.7% |
| 2025 | 39 | 8 | 20.5% |
| 2026 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 89 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 87.6% | 2.2% |
| Action 2 | 41 | 2.4% | 0.0% | 92.7% | 2.4% |
| Action 3 | 13 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 84.6% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 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
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
6.2%
4.7%
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.