Examiner Rosemary K. Tarcza

Appears inactive Last observed office action: August 2025 (7 months ago).

Examiner Rosemary K. Tarcza appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 98.2%, they average 1.20 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by §112 and elevated §112 usage.

Difficulty vs AU Very Easy

Difficulty vs Group About Average

Difficulty vs TC About Average

Difficulty vs USPTO Very Easy

Average OA / Grant 1.20

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Examiner Details

Observed Examiner Years: 19 years (2007-2025)
Tech Center: 2900 - Designs
Group: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Metrics

Applications Evaluated: 392
Granted Applications: 385
Non-Granted Applications: 7
Avg OA / Grant: 1.20
Last OA Observed: August 2025 (7 months ago)
Art Units Seen: 2911 , 2917 , 2918
Work Groups Seen: 2900-WG - 2900-WG

Context Comparison

Scope	Examiners	Lifetime Grant Ratio	Avg OA / Grant
This Examiner	1	98.2%	1.20
Art Unit	23	96.0%	1.24
Group	461	95.1%	1.19
Tech Center	486	94.9%	1.20
USPTO	16,116	54.8%	1.98

Grant Timeline

Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.

Year	Applications	Granted	Grant Rate
2007	6	6	100.0%
2008	54	52	96.3%
2009	39	39	100.0%
2010	28	28	100.0%
2011	23	23	100.0%
2012	19	19	100.0%
2013	19	17	89.5%
2014	28	27	96.4%
2015	18	18	100.0%
2016	9	9	100.0%
2017	9	9	100.0%
2018	8	8	100.0%
2019	24	23	95.8%
2020	26	26	100.0%
2021	21	21	100.0%
2022	19	19	100.0%
2023	14	14	100.0%
2024	16	16	100.0%
2025	12	11	91.7%
No observed data after 2025; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work.

385 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.

Rejection Timeline

OA #	Office Actions	§ 101 Percentage	§ 102 Percentage	§ 103 Percentage	§ 112 Percentage
1	392	0.0%	1.3%	1.3%	86.5%
2	57	0.0%	1.8%	5.3%	68.4%
3	13	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	23.1%
4	10	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	20.0%