Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ETHAN DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2653 2658

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Ethan Daniel Kim is assigned to Art Unit 2653 in Tech Center 2600, where he has 114 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 77.2 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 1046 days, which serves as a benchmark for the prosecution timeline under this examiner.

The interview lift for this examiner is 25.4 percent. This 25.4 percent lift indicates that direct communication provides a notable increase in the probability of allowance over the 77.2 percent base rate. Practitioners should factor this lift into their strategy when managing the 1046-day median pendency in Art Unit 2653.

With 114 resolved cases, the examiner's metrics are well-defined within Tech Center 2600. The 77.2 percent allowance rate is a primary indicator of success, while the 25.4 percent interview lift offers an additional avenue for resolution. These figures help set expectations for the 1046-day median pendency period.

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

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
131
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.0%
§101 Eligibility
35.2%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§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
18544257 AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF SUGGESTED EDITS FOR PASTE EVENTS Final Rejection Google LLC
18857634 LEARNING DEVICE AND LEARNING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19000959 DYNAMIC LANGUAGE SYSTEM FOR GOLF COURSES Non-Final OA Textron Inc.
18465742 GENERATING AND USING INTENT TAXONOMIES TO IDENTIFY USER INTENT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
19008192 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING INDEXED CORPUS FOR DOMAIN-DRIVEN KNOWLEDGE AUGMENTED QUESTION ANSWERING Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18637525 AUTONOMOUS CONFIGURATION OF CLOUD-BASED APPLICATIONS USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Final Rejection SAP SE

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