Examiner Amy Vanatta
Grant ratio: 62.4% (69th percentile in Art Unit 3765 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.33. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: May 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 31 | 47.5% | 1.96 |
| Group | 384 | 48.9% | 2.11 |
| 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 | 816 | 74.8% |
| 2 OAs | 197 | 18.1% |
| 3 OAs | 51 | 4.7% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 1.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 14 | 1.3% |
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 | 60 | 37 | 61.7% |
| 2009 | 62 | 28 | 45.2% |
| 2010 | 67 | 43 | 64.2% |
| 2011 | 78 | 47 | 60.3% |
| 2012 | 62 | 42 | 67.7% |
| 2013 | 65 | 43 | 66.2% |
| 2014 | 61 | 41 | 67.2% |
| 2015 | 56 | 36 | 64.3% |
| 2016 | 62 | 41 | 66.1% |
| 2017 | 64 | 46 | 71.9% |
| 2018 | 65 | 36 | 55.4% |
| 2019 | 65 | 44 | 67.7% |
| 2020 | 62 | 41 | 66.1% |
| 2021 | 54 | 32 | 59.3% |
| 2022 | 50 | 29 | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 56 | 42 | 75.0% |
| 2024 | 55 | 32 | 58.2% |
| 2025 | 38 | 16 | 42.1% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,091 | 0.5% | 19.0% | 60.7% | 19.0% |
| Action 2 | 275 | 1.1% | 16.0% | 62.9% | 17.5% |
| Action 3 | 78 | 0.0% | 17.9% | 65.4% | 14.1% |
| Action 4 | 27 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 77.8% | 11.1% |
| Action 5 | 14 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 64.3% | 14.3% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Action 7 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Action 8 | 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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
1.2%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2.4%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.1%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
2024: AI examples
1.4%
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.