Examiner John A Doubrava
Grant ratio: 65.2% (71st percentile in Art Unit 3783 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.19. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 92966
- Primary art unit
- 3783
- Work group
- 3780
- Technology center
- 3700
- Applications
- 330
- Granted applications
- 215
- Examiner phone
- (408) 918-7561
- Supervisor
- Bhisma Mehta
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3383
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 81 | 45.9% | 1.98 |
| Group | 297 | 41.7% | 1.90 |
| 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 | 16 | 4.8% |
| 1 OA | 126 | 38.2% |
| 2 OAs | 85 | 25.8% |
| 3 OAs | 48 | 14.5% |
| 4 OAs | 26 | 7.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 29 | 8.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | 16 | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 47 | 33 | 70.2% |
| 2019 | 36 | 22 | 61.1% |
| 2020 | 29 | 26 | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 25 | 21 | 84.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | 24 | 77.4% |
| 2023 | 30 | 25 | 83.3% |
| 2024 | 29 | 22 | 75.9% |
| 2025 | 34 | 20 | 58.8% |
| 2026 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 314 | 0.0% | 10.5% | 71.0% | 5.4% |
| Action 2 | 188 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 79.3% | 6.4% |
| Action 3 | 103 | 0.0% | 4.9% | 87.4% | 4.9% |
| Action 4 | 55 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 87.3% | 5.5% |
| Action 5 | 29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.8% | 10.3% |
| Action 6 | 15 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 6.7% |
| Action 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
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%
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.