Examiner Anh V. La
Grant ratio: 81.7% (82nd percentile in Art Unit 2684 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.27. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 73879
- Primary art unit
- 2684
- Work group
- 2680
- Technology center
- 2600
- Applications
- 1,173
- Granted applications
- 958
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-2970
- Supervisor
- Quan-Zhen Wang
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3114
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 15 | 62.2% | 1.87 |
| Group | 114 | 64.6% | 1.80 |
| 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 | 913 | 77.8% |
| 2 OAs | 235 | 20.0% |
| 3 OAs | 21 | 1.8% |
| 4 OAs | 3 | 0.3% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 0.1% |
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 | 73 | 55 | 75.3% |
| 2009 | 71 | 57 | 80.3% |
| 2010 | 60 | 51 | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 68 | 52 | 76.5% |
| 2012 | 90 | 69 | 76.7% |
| 2013 | 65 | 51 | 78.5% |
| 2014 | 74 | 66 | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 60 | 53 | 88.3% |
| 2016 | 70 | 58 | 82.9% |
| 2017 | 71 | 65 | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 64 | 58 | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 65 | 58 | 89.2% |
| 2020 | 61 | 55 | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 51 | 48 | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 53 | 51 | 96.2% |
| 2023 | 59 | 47 | 79.7% |
| 2024 | 49 | 42 | 85.7% |
| 2025 | 40 | 22 | 55.0% |
| 2026 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,173 | 1.8% | 11.2% | 61.8% | 0.6% |
| Action 2 | 260 | 6.5% | 14.6% | 55.8% | 1.5% |
| Action 3 | 25 | 4.0% | 12.0% | 60.0% | 4.0% |
| Action 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
0.0%
1.1%
0.0%
3.6%
3.8%
1.2%
2014: Alice
1.0%
1.3%
2.1%
7.5%
4.6%
2019: PEG
6.0%
1.4%
0.0%
4.9%
7.6%
2024: AI examples
0.0%
2025: August memo
2.3%
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.