Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ki Seok Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, KI SEOK

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2418 4100

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

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Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
33
Total Applications
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Interview Lift
0
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 0 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
40.7%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18690163 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18577043 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING RESOURCE ON BASIS OF PARTIAL SENSING IN NR V2X Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18715466 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA UNIT ON UPLINK TRANSMISSION RESOURCES BASED ON PROCESSING TIME OF DATA UNIT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18715445 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING UPLINK TRANSMISSION RESOURCES BY CONSIDERING PROCESSING TIME OF DATA UNIT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18860145 METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, METHOD PERFORMED BY BASE STATION, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18932872 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18758531 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND CHIP Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18853554 TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION-SPECIFIC VIRTUAL POWER HEADROOM REPORTING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18748560 CONTROL CHANNEL MONITORING ADAPTATION FOR A MULTICAST BROADCAST SERVICE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18676942 COMMUNICATION SETTING METHOD Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18826017 SINGLE-CARRIER SPARSE CODE MULTIPLE ACCESS Non-Final OA Lenovo (United States) Inc.
18764764 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR CONDITIONAL HANDOVER IN MULTI-RAT DUAL CONNECTIVITY NETWORK Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18860148 METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING, TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18859378 METHOD FOR RECORDING RELEVANT INFORMATION OF SUCCESSFUL PSCELL ADDITION OR CHANGE REPORT Non-Final OA BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
18761624 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18762139 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18900326 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation

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Ki Seok Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2418 in Tech Center 4100.

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