Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ethan Daniel Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, ETHAN DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2653 2658

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

This examiner works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2653, with 116 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 77.6%, and the median time to allowance is 1042 days. The available record suggests generally favorable outcomes, with a median timeline that should be incorporated into filing, continuation, and commercial planning.

The interview lift is 24.5%, indicating that interviews are associated with a meaningful improvement in allowance outcomes. A practitioner may use an interview to focus the discussion on the technical contribution and proposed claim position, then document the result through a targeted response. The leading companies are Google LLC, Sony Group Corporation, and Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited. The leading firms are FOLEY & LARDNER, Anova Law Group, and CARRIER SHENDE AND ASSOCIATES.

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

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1042
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.4%
§101 Eligibility
36.7%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18947557 USING CORRECTIONS, OF PREDICTED TEXTUAL SEGMENTS OF SPOKEN UTTERANCES, FOR TRAINING OF ON-DEVICE SPEECH RECOGNITION MODEL Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18857634 LEARNING DEVICE AND LEARNING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18624396 AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND RELATED PRODUCT Final Rejection TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ethan Daniel Kim's allowance rate?

77.6% of resolved applications examined by Ethan Daniel Kim were allowed (116 resolved cases), compared with 75.1% across Art Unit 2653 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ethan Daniel Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ethan Daniel Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ethan Daniel Kim took 1,042 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ethan Daniel Kim work in?

Ethan Daniel Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2653 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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