Examiner Philip Kwon
Grant ratio: 27.7% (13th percentile in Art Unit 3634 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 1.61. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2010
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 30 | 46.9% | 1.92 |
| Group | 184 | 50.8% | 1.79 |
| Tech Center | 2,390 | 45.7% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 46 | 55.4% |
| 2 OAs | 32 | 38.6% |
| 3 OAs | 3 | 3.6% |
| 4 OAs | 1 | 1.2% |
| 5+ OAs | 1 | 1.2% |
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 | 33 | 6 | 18.2% |
| 2009 | 49 | 16 | 32.7% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 83 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 91.6% | 4.8% |
| Action 2 | 37 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 86.5% | 8.1% |
| Action 3 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 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
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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.