Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Korea Internet & Security Agency

Technology area: Networking & Security

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Korea Internet & Security Agency manages 1 pending office action in the Networking & Security technology area. The agency's current patent prosecution involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD is the busiest examiner, holding 1 busiest examiner pending action. The use of 1 distinct art unit indicates a focus within the networking and security domain for the agency's active filings.

With 1 pending office action, the agency's immediate legal attention is directed toward 1 distinct examiner, simplifying the management of its current intellectual property filings in the security sector. This allows the practitioner to focus on the technical arguments required to overcome the objections in the 1 pending office action. Practitioners should analyze the examiner's past behavior in the Networking & Security area to better predict the likely path to allowance. The concentration of the portfolio in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technology is specialized and does not overlap with other engineering fields.

The 1 busiest examiner pending action represents the entirety of the agency's current active prosecution. This makes the upcoming response to SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD a priority task for the agency's intellectual property strategy. A successful outcome in this case would establish a foundation for the agency's Networking & Security portfolio. The narrow administrative footprint of the portfolio allows for a precise approach to the patent office, focusing on the specific requirements of the assigned art unit and the 1 distinct examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD 1 18.8% +1.8%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17972634 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIZING A THREAT ANALYSIS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2432 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17972634 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIZING A THREAT ANALYSIS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD 2432 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 25, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Korea Internet & Security Agency have?

Korea Internet & Security Agency has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Korea Internet & Security Agency applications?

Aidan Edward Shaughnessy has the most, with 1 of Korea Internet & Security Agency's pending office actions.

What technology area are Korea Internet & Security Agency's patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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