Examiner Ashok Patel
Grant ratio: 87.9% (97th percentile in Art Unit 2879 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.13. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: December 2024
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 17 | 64.2% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 883 | 90.5% |
| 2 OAs | 73 | 7.5% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 1.3% |
| 4 OAs | 5 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.2% |
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 | 14 | 10 | 71.4% |
| 2009 | 52 | 38 | 73.1% |
| 2010 | 64 | 52 | 81.3% |
| 2011 | 48 | 44 | 91.7% |
| 2012 | 66 | 58 | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 51 | 40 | 78.4% |
| 2014 | 70 | 60 | 85.7% |
| 2015 | 62 | 53 | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 69 | 64 | 92.8% |
| 2017 | 63 | 56 | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 68 | 63 | 92.6% |
| 2019 | 83 | 72 | 86.7% |
| 2020 | 74 | 68 | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 65 | 61 | 93.8% |
| 2022 | 46 | 44 | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 37 | 34 | 91.9% |
| 2024 | 42 | 39 | 92.9% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 976 | 0.3% | 13.2% | 59.5% | 16.2% |
| Action 2 | 93 | 1.1% | 11.8% | 57.0% | 8.6% |
| Action 3 | 20 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 45.0% | 5.0% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
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%
0.0%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
1.3%
0.0%
1.6%
1.3%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.3%
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 Aug. 27, 2026.