Examiner Stephen Gordon
Grant ratio: 80.1% (60th percentile in Art Unit 3612 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.52. Most common rejection type: §112.
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Last office action in data: June 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 71133
- Primary art unit
- 3612
- Work group
- 3610
- Technology center
- 3600
- Applications
- 851
- Granted applications
- 682
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-6661
- Supervisor
- Paul Dickson
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7742
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 35 | 54.1% | 1.37 |
| Group | 162 | 58.7% | 1.45 |
| Tech Center | 2,381 | 46.2% | 2.12 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 519 | 61.0% |
| 2 OAs | 259 | 30.4% |
| 3 OAs | 40 | 4.7% |
| 4 OAs | 30 | 3.5% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 | 26 | 59.1% |
| 2009 | 59 | 41 | 69.5% |
| 2010 | 60 | 47 | 78.3% |
| 2011 | 51 | 41 | 80.4% |
| 2012 | 60 | 52 | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 56 | 50 | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 67 | 52 | 77.6% |
| 2015 | 49 | 43 | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 58 | 51 | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 62 | 47 | 75.8% |
| 2018 | 41 | 34 | 82.9% |
| 2019 | 47 | 39 | 83.0% |
| 2020 | 52 | 47 | 90.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | 40 | 87.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | 29 | 90.6% |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 | 90.5% |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 | 84.2% |
| 2025 | 23 | 8 | 34.8% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 849 | 0.4% | 30.0% | 23.7% | 39.2% |
| Action 2 | 330 | 0.3% | 31.5% | 27.6% | 33.3% |
| Action 3 | 71 | 0.0% | 33.8% | 26.8% | 28.2% |
| Action 4 | 31 | 0.0% | 22.6% | 32.3% | 32.3% |
| Action 5 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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%
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
1.1%
2014: Alice
1.2%
0.0%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
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.