Examiner Gary J. Koo
Grant ratio: 41.7% (8th percentile in Art Unit 2168 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.95. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: March 2011
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 19 | 62.2% | 2.51 |
| Group | 196 | 60.2% | 2.52 |
| 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 | 14 | 29.2% |
| 2 OAs | 17 | 35.4% |
| 3 OAs | 7 | 14.6% |
| 4 OAs | 7 | 14.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 3 | 6.3% |
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 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | 9 | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | 10 | 58.8% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 48 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 34 | 2.9% | 8.8% | 85.3% | 2.9% |
| Action 3 | 17 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 82.4% | 5.9% |
| Action 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 80.0% | 10.0% |
| Action 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 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
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2.1%
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.