Examiner Chandra Chaudhari
Grant ratio: 88.5% (87th percentile in Art Unit 2898 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.17. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 46 | 43.8% | 1.70 |
| Group | 297 | 52.1% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 392 | 83.2% |
| 2 OAs | 65 | 13.8% |
| 3 OAs | 10 | 2.1% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 0.4% |
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 | 44 | 35 | 79.5% |
| 2009 | 57 | 45 | 78.9% |
| 2010 | 47 | 41 | 87.2% |
| 2011 | 50 | 48 | 96.0% |
| 2012 | 48 | 40 | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 38 | 37 | 97.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | 31 | 93.9% |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | 20 | 71.4% |
| 2017 | 30 | 28 | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 23 | 20 | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 31 | 30 | 96.8% |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 471 | 0.8% | 11.5% | 73.5% | 1.7% |
| Action 2 | 79 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 86.1% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 14 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
2.3%
2.9%
0.0%
7.1%
2019: PEG
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 Oct. 30, 2026.