Examiner Michael Nguyen
Grant ratio: 55.6% (48th percentile in Art Unit 2617 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.66. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2013
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 70 | 46.8% | 2.08 |
| Group | 291 | 49.1% | 1.92 |
| Tech Center | 1,754 | 57.4% | 1.88 |
| 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 | 41 | 28.9% |
| 2 OAs | 48 | 33.8% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 14.8% |
| 4 OAs | 18 | 12.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 14 | 9.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 2010 | 43 | 17 | 39.5% |
| 2011 | 44 | 25 | 56.8% |
| 2012 | 30 | 24 | 80.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | 9 | 81.8% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 142 | 1.4% | 10.6% | 84.5% | 0.0% |
| Action 2 | 101 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 95.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 3 | 53 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 96.2% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 32 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 96.9% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 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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2.4%
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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.