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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Minh Q Le, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LE, MINH Q

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3753 3783

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.7%

Allow Rate

+10.7% vs TC avg

785

Total Applications

+16.3%

Interview Lift

863

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 761 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%

§101 Eligibility

32.7%

§102 Novelty

44.5%

§103 Obviousness

21.3%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19384458	SWITCHING APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Toyota Motor Corporation (1)
Natural Gas Fuel Systems LLC (1)
Sewer Sentry LLC (1)
Grohe AG (1)
Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control US LP (1)
Shanghai Kohler Electronics Ltd. (1)
Cactus Wellhead LLC (1)
Bs & B Innovations Limited (1)

Law firms appearing most often

Barron & Young PLLC (1)
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER (1)
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP (1)
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (1)
OLIFF PLC (1)
WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. (1)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Minh Q Le's allowance rate?

80.7% of resolved applications examined by Minh Q Le were allowed (761 resolved cases), compared with 65.5% across Art Unit 3753 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Minh Q Le?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Minh Q Le take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Minh Q Le took 863 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Minh Q Le work in?

Minh Q Le examines applications in Art Unit 3753 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).