Examiner John B. Sotomayor
Grant ratio: 91.0% (97th percentile in Art Unit 3646 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.11. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: September 2017
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 29 | 57.9% | 1.86 |
| Group | 281 | 52.9% | 1.75 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 294 | 91.0% |
| 2 OAs | 23 | 7.1% |
| 3 OAs | 5 | 1.5% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 0.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 23 | 21 | 91.3% |
| 2009 | 25 | 24 | 96.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
| 2011 | 45 | 44 | 97.8% |
| 2012 | 42 | 36 | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 26 | 24 | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 43 | 38 | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 31 | 29 | 93.5% |
| 2016 | 37 | 31 | 83.8% |
| 2017 | 25 | 24 | 96.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 323 | 6.2% | 49.2% | 27.9% | 13.9% |
| Action 2 | 29 | 0.0% | 20.7% | 58.6% | 10.3% |
| Action 3 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 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
4.0%
3.6%
3.7%
4.1%
6.3%
0.0%
2014: Alice
4.2%
14.3%
2.6%
14.8%
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.