Examiner Phallaka Kik
Grant ratio: 88.1% (73rd percentile in Art Unit 2851 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.28. Most common rejection type: §101.
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Last office action in data: August 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 73664
- Primary art unit
- 2851
- Work group
- 2850
- Technology center
- 2800
- Applications
- 966
- Granted applications
- 851
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-1895
- Supervisor
- Jack Chiang
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-7483
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 26 | 75.8% | 1.52 |
| Group | 380 | 61.0% | 1.65 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 1 OA | 761 | 78.8% |
| 2 OAs | 160 | 16.6% |
| 3 OAs | 22 | 2.3% |
| 4 OAs | 16 | 1.7% |
| 5+ OAs | 5 | 0.5% |
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 | 58 | 49 | 84.5% |
| 2009 | 47 | 44 | 93.6% |
| 2010 | 83 | 75 | 90.4% |
| 2011 | 84 | 74 | 88.1% |
| 2012 | 74 | 71 | 95.9% |
| 2013 | 73 | 72 | 98.6% |
| 2014 | 52 | 49 | 94.2% |
| 2015 | 67 | 57 | 85.1% |
| 2016 | 70 | 57 | 81.4% |
| 2017 | 53 | 44 | 83.0% |
| 2018 | 74 | 66 | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 37 | 34 | 91.9% |
| 2020 | 36 | 35 | 97.2% |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | 31 | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | 17 | 60.7% |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 964 | 32.6% | 27.5% | 25.5% | 5.1% |
| Action 2 | 203 | 40.4% | 25.6% | 20.2% | 6.4% |
| Action 3 | 43 | 44.2% | 18.6% | 30.2% | 4.7% |
| Action 4 | 21 | 57.1% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 4.8% |
| Action 5 | 5 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| Action 6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 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
14.1%
40.4%
50.5%
41.7%
45.7%
33.0%
2014: Alice
19.3%
26.5%
49.5%
45.1%
59.8%
2019: PEG
15.0%
18.4%
20.7%
16.2%
8.6%
2024: AI examples
9.7%
2025: August memo
25.0%
26.1%
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.