Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

David Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, DAVID

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2124 2141 2144 3625

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2124, with 1 resolved case. The allowance rate is 100.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1236 days. Because the record contains only one resolved case, these figures should be treated as a single observation rather than a reliable pattern for forecasting prosecution outcomes.

The interview lift is 0.0%, so the available record does not show an interview-associated increase. Practitioners should avoid drawing a broad procedural conclusion from this limited sample. The leading companies are Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Nokia Corporation, and International Business Machines Corporation. The leading firms are JCIPRNET, Kim & Stewart LLP, and McDonald Hopkins LLC.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+48.0% vs TC avg
22
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1236
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
55.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18469997 Apparatus and method for Federated Learning on Edge Devices Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18105729 METHOD FOR CLASSIFIER LEARNING FROM A STREAM OF DATA ON A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED DEVICE Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18756210 METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DEVICE FOR TRAINING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED ON ADAPTIVE STOCHASTIC GRADIENT DESCENT IN MEMORY-BASED CONTINUAL LEARNING SITUATION Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner David Kim's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by David Kim were allowed (1 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 2124 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner David Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner David Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by David Kim took 1,236 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner David Kim work in?

David Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2124 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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