Examiner Joshua Wiljanen
Grant ratio: 73.7% (85th percentile in Art Unit 3754 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.53. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2020
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 51 | 53.9% | 1.69 |
| Group | 162 | 53.4% | 1.75 |
| 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 | 206 | 63.6% |
| 2 OAs | 96 | 29.6% |
| 3 OAs | 13 | 4.0% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | 14 | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 42 | 26 | 61.9% |
| 2014 | 34 | 25 | 73.5% |
| 2015 | 38 | 25 | 65.8% |
| 2016 | 34 | 28 | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 47 | 38 | 80.9% |
| 2018 | 42 | 34 | 81.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | 36 | 70.6% |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | 75.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 324 | 0.0% | 14.2% | 78.4% | 5.2% |
| Action 2 | 118 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 83.1% | 5.9% |
| Action 3 | 22 | 0.0% | 22.7% | 68.2% | 9.1% |
| Action 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 77.8% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Action 10 | 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%
2014: Alice
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019: PEG
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.