Examiner Victor A. Mandala
Grant ratio: 88.3% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2899 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.28. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 79234
- Primary art unit
- 2899
- Work group
- 2890
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 985
- Granted applications
- 870
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1918
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 38 | 43.7% | 1.66 |
| Group | 288 | 53.7% | 1.76 |
| 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 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 1 OA | 759 | 77.1% |
| 2 OAs | 185 | 18.8% |
| 3 OAs | 31 | 3.1% |
| 4 OAs | 4 | 0.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 0.3% |
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 | 61 | 55 | 90.2% |
| 2009 | 70 | 58 | 82.9% |
| 2010 | 58 | 53 | 91.4% |
| 2011 | 67 | 64 | 95.5% |
| 2012 | 53 | 48 | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 50 | 48 | 96.0% |
| 2014 | 55 | 54 | 98.2% |
| 2015 | 38 | 35 | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 40 | 37 | 92.5% |
| 2017 | 47 | 45 | 95.7% |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 64 | 58 | 90.6% |
| 2020 | 63 | 63 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 52 | 48 | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 49 | 47 | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 45 | 42 | 93.3% |
| 2025 | 58 | 26 | 44.8% |
| 2026 | 26 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 982 | 1.3% | 43.4% | 42.1% | 3.2% |
| Action 2 | 223 | 0.0% | 32.7% | 51.1% | 3.6% |
| Action 3 | 38 | 0.0% | 31.6% | 60.5% | 2.6% |
| Action 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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%
1.3%
0.0%
1.4%
1.4%
2014: Alice
0.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
2.3%
2019: PEG
0.0%
2.8%
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
5.7%
2025: August memo
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.