Examiner Melissa L. Lalli
Grant ratio: 36.9% (29th percentile in Art Unit 3728 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.13. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: March 2012
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 15 | 39.7% | 1.79 |
| Group | 314 | 51.5% | 1.76 |
| Tech Center | 2,671 | 48.4% | 2.01 |
| 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 | 112 | 54.4% |
| 2 OAs | 55 | 26.7% |
| 3 OAs | 25 | 12.1% |
| 4 OAs | 11 | 5.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 42 | 9 | 21.4% |
| 2009 | 63 | 23 | 36.5% |
| 2010 | 49 | 21 | 42.9% |
| 2011 | 47 | 20 | 42.6% |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 206 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 76.7% | 9.2% |
| Action 2 | 94 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 83.0% | 7.4% |
| Action 3 | 39 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.7% | 5.1% |
| Action 4 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 14.3% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
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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.