Examiner Harry S. Hong
Grant ratio: 90.5% (96th percentile in Art Unit 2652 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.55.
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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 | 15 | 68.7% | 2.03 |
| Group | 210 | 59.0% | 1.87 |
| Tech Center | 1,759 | 56.9% | 1.88 |
| 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 | 579 | 63.3% |
| 2 OAs | 215 | 23.5% |
| 3 OAs | 78 | 8.5% |
| 4 OAs | 25 | 2.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 18 | 2.0% |
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 | 31 | 25 | 80.6% |
| 2009 | 70 | 53 | 75.7% |
| 2010 | 59 | 55 | 93.2% |
| 2011 | 64 | 60 | 93.8% |
| 2012 | 58 | 49 | 84.5% |
| 2013 | 58 | 54 | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 52 | 48 | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 68 | 62 | 91.2% |
| 2016 | 56 | 51 | 91.1% |
| 2017 | 63 | 61 | 96.8% |
| 2018 | 56 | 52 | 92.9% |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 64 | 54 | 84.4% |
| 2021 | 48 | 47 | 97.9% |
| 2022 | 39 | 36 | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 39 | 36 | 92.3% |
| 2024 | 28 | 24 | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 915 | 16.5% | 13.9% | 17.2% | 8.1% |
| Action 2 | 336 | 27.1% | 15.2% | 25.6% | 19.3% |
| Action 3 | 121 | 22.3% | 10.7% | 36.4% | 21.5% |
| Action 4 | 43 | 27.9% | 14.0% | 39.5% | 16.3% |
| Action 5 | 18 | 38.9% | 11.1% | 27.8% | 22.2% |
| Action 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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
0.0%
4.1%
30.7%
36.8%
33.6%
10.4%
11.6%
2014: Alice
17.1%
24.0%
6.4%
23.5%
26.8%
2019: PEG
1.8%
14.5%
11.5%
34.1%
23.8%
2024: AI examples
3.3%
2025: August memo
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 Oct. 9, 2026.