Examiner Vip Patel
Grant ratio: 87.4% (91st percentile in Art Unit 2879 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.10. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: September 2022
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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 | 595 | 91.7% |
| 2 OAs | 45 | 6.9% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 0.8% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 48 | 39 | 81.3% |
| 2009 | 67 | 51 | 76.1% |
| 2010 | 61 | 50 | 82.0% |
| 2011 | 44 | 39 | 88.6% |
| 2012 | 40 | 33 | 82.5% |
| 2013 | 40 | 34 | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | 25 | 78.1% |
| 2015 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 2016 | 49 | 48 | 98.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | 28 | 96.6% |
| 2018 | 46 | 43 | 93.5% |
| 2019 | 37 | 36 | 97.3% |
| 2020 | 57 | 49 | 86.0% |
| 2021 | 48 | 47 | 97.9% |
| 2022 | 21 | 20 | 95.2% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 649 | 1.4% | 6.3% | 56.7% | 19.3% |
| Action 2 | 54 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 63.0% | 7.4% |
| Action 3 | 9 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 55.6% | 11.1% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 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%
1.3%
1.5%
0.0%
2.5%
2.3%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.0%
4.3%
2019: PEG
0.0%
3.4%
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.