Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

6 pending office actions • 6 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information has 6 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters involve 6 examiners and 6 art units, so each available matter has a distinct prosecution setting.

GIBSON, JONATHAN D is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should rely on matter-specific preparation and maintain separate tracking for each examiner and art-unit assignment.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

5
Hard (83%)
1
Medium (17%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (33%)
§101 + other3 (50%)
§102 only1 (17%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
4
Information Tech
67% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
33% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GIBSON, JONATHAN D 1 84.5% +11.1%
AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS 1 63.8% +28.9%
BROWN, SARA GRACE 1 28.8% +32.3%
TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH 1 76.5% +20.1%
NGUYEN, THIEN DANG 1 87.4% +11.8%
GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 1 14.9% +17.3%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19259447 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING QUANTUM STATE, METHOD FOR VERIFYING QUANTUM STATE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR GIBSON, JONATHAN D —
19200843 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY SERVICE APPARATUS AND QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY COMMUNICATION SERVICE METHOD AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS —
19045328 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY WITH TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER BROWN, SARA GRACE —
18616440 QUANTUM HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD NGUYEN, THIEN DANG —
18401986 Method for detecting crisis for each industry and device therefor GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH —

Interview Candidates (6)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19259447 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING QUANTUM STATE, METHOD FOR VERIFYING QUANTUM STATE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR GIBSON, JONATHAN D —
19200843 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY SERVICE APPARATUS AND QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY COMMUNICATION SERVICE METHOD AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS —
19045328 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY WITH TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER BROWN, SARA GRACE —
19022271 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PLAGIARISM IN THESIS TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH —
18616440 QUANTUM HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD NGUYEN, THIEN DANG —
18401986 Method for detecting crisis for each industry and device therefor GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2113 1
2496 1
3625 1
2435 1
2111 1
3624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19259447 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING QUANTUM STATE, METHOD FOR VERIFYING QUANTUM STATE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR GIBSON, JONATHAN D 2113 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2025
19200843 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY SERVICE APPARATUS AND QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY COMMUNICATION SERVICE METHOD AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS 2496 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2025
19045328 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY WITH TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER BROWN, SARA GRACE 3625 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 04, 2025
19022271 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PLAGIARISM IN THESIS TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH 2435 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18616440 QUANTUM HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD NGUYEN, THIEN DANG 2111 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 26, 2024
18401986 Method for detecting crisis for each industry and device therefor GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 3624 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information have?

Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information applications?

Jonathan D Gibson has the most, with 1 of Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information's pending office actions.

What technology area are Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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