Examiner Mike Qi
Grant ratio: 87.6% (99th percentile in Art Unit 2871 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.33. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2016
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 44 | 58.4% | 1.93 |
| Group | 352 | 60.5% | 1.71 |
| Tech Center | 2,435 | 61.3% | 1.69 |
| USPTO | 16,620 | 51.8% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 268 | 75.7% |
| 2 OAs | 68 | 19.2% |
| 3 OAs | 12 | 3.4% |
| 4 OAs | 2 | 0.6% |
| 5+ OAs | 4 | 1.1% |
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 | 57 | 50 | 87.7% |
| 2009 | 49 | 39 | 79.6% |
| 2010 | 49 | 40 | 81.6% |
| 2011 | 36 | 32 | 88.9% |
| 2012 | 38 | 33 | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 35 | 33 | 94.3% |
| 2014 | 34 | 30 | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 34 | 31 | 91.2% |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 354 | 2.0% | 3.7% | 63.6% | 9.6% |
| Action 2 | 86 | 0.0% | 2.3% | 65.1% | 11.6% |
| Action 3 | 18 | 0.0% | 5.6% | 55.6% | 11.1% |
| Action 4 | 6 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 4 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 7 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 8 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-10-23–2026-10-23. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
1.2%
3.8%
1.6%
2.2%
0.0%
2.0%
2014: Alice
0.0%
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 Oct. 30, 2026.