Examiner Phil Nguyen
Grant ratio: 75.8% (92nd percentile in Art Unit 2118 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.81. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 87263
- Primary art unit
- 2118
- Work group
- 2110
- Technology center
- 2100
- Applications
- 559
- Granted applications
- 424
- Examiner phone
- (571) 270-3356
- Supervisor
- Jaweed Abbaszadeh
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 270-1640
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 13 | 48.9% | 1.74 |
| Group | 214 | 64.2% | 1.69 |
| Tech Center | 1,781 | 52.8% | 2.19 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 3 | 0.5% |
| 1 OA | 296 | 53.0% |
| 2 OAs | 150 | 26.8% |
| 3 OAs | 57 | 10.2% |
| 4 OAs | 32 | 5.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 21 | 3.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2011 | 26 | 17 | 65.4% |
| 2012 | 33 | 24 | 72.7% |
| 2013 | 33 | 25 | 75.8% |
| 2014 | 35 | 28 | 80.0% |
| 2015 | 46 | 26 | 56.5% |
| 2016 | 44 | 31 | 70.5% |
| 2017 | 42 | 38 | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 39 | 28 | 71.8% |
| 2019 | 35 | 33 | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 33 | 29 | 87.9% |
| 2021 | 29 | 27 | 93.1% |
| 2022 | 33 | 32 | 97.0% |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | 30 | 93.8% |
| 2025 | 33 | 19 | 57.6% |
| 2026 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 556 | 2.9% | 24.6% | 65.5% | 1.8% |
| Action 2 | 260 | 1.2% | 16.9% | 78.1% | 0.4% |
| Action 3 | 110 | 0.9% | 7.3% | 90.9% | 0.9% |
| Action 4 | 53 | 0.0% | 3.8% | 92.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 21 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 85.7% | 4.8% |
| Action 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
2014: Alice
2.5%
3.9%
1.4%
2.4%
4.2%
2019: PEG
0.0%
1.7%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
1.9%
2.7%
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.