Examiner Thai Phan
Grant ratio: 88.4% (98th percentile in Art Unit 2128 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.28. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: July 2022
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 39 | 44.9% | 2.19 |
| Group | 333 | 45.2% | 1.98 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 550 | 79.3% |
| 2 OAs | 107 | 15.4% |
| 3 OAs | 19 | 2.7% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 1.9% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.7% |
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 | 54 | 43 | 79.6% |
| 2009 | 61 | 54 | 88.5% |
| 2010 | 60 | 55 | 91.7% |
| 2011 | 59 | 52 | 88.1% |
| 2012 | 48 | 44 | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 43 | 41 | 95.3% |
| 2014 | 35 | 32 | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 33 | 28 | 84.8% |
| 2017 | 24 | 22 | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 70 | 63 | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 41 | 37 | 90.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | 38 | 80.9% |
| 2021 | 54 | 50 | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 17 | 12 | 70.6% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 694 | 14.6% | 48.1% | 15.7% | 4.6% |
| Action 2 | 144 | 19.4% | 42.4% | 26.4% | 3.5% |
| Action 3 | 37 | 32.4% | 27.0% | 32.4% | 2.7% |
| Action 4 | 18 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 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
3.9%
1.2%
3.6%
3.0%
5.9%
2.1%
2014: Alice
2.6%
3.0%
5.3%
3.0%
46.6%
2019: PEG
19.7%
37.3%
39.5%
35.7%
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.