Examiner Kevin Mew
Grant ratio: 91.3% (79th percentile in Art Unit 2471 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.51. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: February 2025
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 23 | 76.1% | 1.65 |
| Group | 204 | 62.6% | 1.93 |
| Tech Center | 1,763 | 57.8% | 2.14 |
| USPTO | 16,572 | 52.1% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 668 | 67.1% |
| 2 OAs | 222 | 22.3% |
| 3 OAs | 64 | 6.4% |
| 4 OAs | 22 | 2.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 19 | 1.9% |
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 | 45 | 37 | 82.2% |
| 2009 | 66 | 63 | 95.5% |
| 2010 | 40 | 32 | 80.0% |
| 2011 | 65 | 52 | 80.0% |
| 2012 | 69 | 65 | 94.2% |
| 2013 | 55 | 53 | 96.4% |
| 2014 | 64 | 60 | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 58 | 54 | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 79 | 71 | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 75 | 70 | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 62 | 60 | 96.8% |
| 2019 | 61 | 55 | 90.2% |
| 2020 | 48 | 43 | 89.6% |
| 2021 | 66 | 61 | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 43 | 42 | 97.7% |
| 2023 | 40 | 36 | 90.0% |
| 2024 | 51 | 49 | 96.1% |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 995 | 7.9% | 13.6% | 42.5% | 11.5% |
| Action 2 | 327 | 10.4% | 11.0% | 57.5% | 7.3% |
| Action 3 | 105 | 6.7% | 9.5% | 60.0% | 8.6% |
| Action 4 | 41 | 9.8% | 7.3% | 63.4% | 12.2% |
| Action 5 | 19 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 78.9% | 5.3% |
| Action 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-02–2026-10-02. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
1.3%
9.7%
12.6%
13.8%
10.8%
18.3%
2014: Alice
8.7%
7.6%
5.5%
8.8%
8.0%
2019: PEG
1.5%
6.8%
4.9%
4.0%
9.8%
2024: AI examples
1.4%
2025: August memo
12.5%
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 Oct. 9, 2026.