Examiner Michael Ng
Grant ratio: 44.1% (46th percentile in Art Unit 3665 among examiners with at least 20 applications). Average office actions per grant: 2.69. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: April 2015
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 50 | 43.2% | 2.00 |
| Group | 452 | 53.2% | 1.86 |
| Tech Center | 2,394 | 45.5% | 2.12 |
| 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 | 17 | 28.8% |
| 2 OAs | 13 | 22.0% |
| 3 OAs | 7 | 11.9% |
| 4 OAs | 13 | 22.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 9 | 15.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | 7 | 70.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 59 | 0.0% | 8.5% | 89.8% | 1.7% |
| Action 2 | 42 | 2.4% | 4.8% | 88.1% | 4.8% |
| Action 3 | 29 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93.1% | 6.9% |
| Action 4 | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 5 | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Action 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Action 7 | 2 | 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
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2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2014: Alice
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.