Examiner Zenia Bennett
Grant ratio: 89.9% (16th percentile in Art Unit 2913 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.14. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: July 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 89.2% | 1.24 |
| Group | 461 | 94.9% | 1.19 |
| Tech Center | 486 | 94.6% | 1.20 |
| 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 | 566 | 85.6% |
| 2 OAs | 88 | 13.3% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 0.5% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 74 | 70 | 94.6% |
| 2011 | 63 | 60 | 95.2% |
| 2012 | 49 | 47 | 95.9% |
| 2013 | 60 | 54 | 90.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | 38 | 97.4% |
| 2015 | 53 | 51 | 96.2% |
| 2016 | 46 | 37 | 80.4% |
| 2017 | 42 | 30 | 71.4% |
| 2018 | 54 | 36 | 66.7% |
| 2019 | 36 | 35 | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 37 | 36 | 97.3% |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | 29 | 96.7% |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 92.3% |
| 2024 | 21 | 15 | 71.4% |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 661 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 92.7% |
| Action 2 | 95 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 88.4% |
| Action 3 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
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2014: Alice
0.0%
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2019: PEG
0.0%
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2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
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.