Examiner Irakli Kiknadze
Grant ratio: 83.5% (85th percentile in Art Unit 2884 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.30. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: October 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 77897
- Primary art unit
- 2884
- Work group
- 2880
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 1,107
- Granted applications
- 924
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6494
- Supervisor
- David J. Makiya
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-2273
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 41 | 67.4% | 1.63 |
| Group | 164 | 64.4% | 1.71 |
| Tech Center | 2,435 | 61.3% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 1 | 0.1% |
| 1 OA | 842 | 76.1% |
| 2 OAs | 221 | 20.0% |
| 3 OAs | 29 | 2.6% |
| 4 OAs | 12 | 1.1% |
| 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 | 68 | 63 | 92.6% |
| 2009 | 72 | 63 | 87.5% |
| 2010 | 77 | 67 | 87.0% |
| 2011 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2012 | 69 | 64 | 92.8% |
| 2013 | 83 | 74 | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 51 | 43 | 84.3% |
| 2015 | 27 | 26 | 96.3% |
| 2016 | 17 | 14 | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 89 | 77 | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 48 | 44 | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 67 | 56 | 83.6% |
| 2020 | 63 | 58 | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 54 | 50 | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 44 | 42 | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 63 | 54 | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 53 | 29 | 54.7% |
| 2026 | 48 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,106 | 5.1% | 27.5% | 43.4% | 7.7% |
| Action 2 | 264 | 0.8% | 18.6% | 57.2% | 6.8% |
| Action 3 | 43 | 0.0% | 18.6% | 65.1% | 7.0% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 64.3% | 7.1% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
5.9%
1.1%
2.2%
14.1%
9.8%
4.0%
2014: Alice
4.8%
10.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5.8%
2019: PEG
3.3%
2.4%
4.3%
4.6%
4.9%
2024: AI examples
1.3%
2025: August memo
1.6%
3.8%
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. 30, 2026.