Examiner Thong Q. Le
Grant ratio: 94.6% (90th percentile in Art Unit 2827 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.18. Most common rejection type: §102.
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Last office action in data: May 2026
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 26 | 76.2% | 1.39 |
| Group | 207 | 71.2% | 1.64 |
| Tech Center | 2,413 | 62.4% | 1.69 |
| 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 | 1,196 | 86.2% |
| 2 OAs | 146 | 10.5% |
| 3 OAs | 37 | 2.7% |
| 4 OAs | 6 | 0.4% |
| 5+ OAs | 2 | 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 | 84 | 76 | 90.5% |
| 2009 | 98 | 93 | 94.9% |
| 2010 | 91 | 86 | 94.5% |
| 2011 | 92 | 90 | 97.8% |
| 2012 | 64 | 58 | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 75 | 73 | 97.3% |
| 2014 | 78 | 76 | 97.4% |
| 2015 | 96 | 90 | 93.8% |
| 2016 | 72 | 68 | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 78 | 76 | 97.4% |
| 2018 | 82 | 80 | 97.6% |
| 2019 | 76 | 75 | 98.7% |
| 2020 | 74 | 73 | 98.6% |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 65 | 63 | 96.9% |
| 2024 | 75 | 73 | 97.3% |
| 2025 | 76 | 55 | 72.4% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 1,387 | 3.5% | 88.6% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Action 2 | 191 | 2.6% | 89.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Action 3 | 45 | 6.7% | 82.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 8 | 0.0% | 87.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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
2.9%
3.5%
2.0%
7.3%
0.0%
9.1%
2014: Alice
3.6%
12.4%
3.2%
3.8%
2.0%
2019: PEG
1.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2.8%
2024: AI examples
2.4%
2025: August memo
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.