Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Paul Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, PAUL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2152 2156 2166 2169 2614 2654 2695

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

KIM, PAUL works in tech center 2600 and art unit 2152. The record includes 1113 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 73.0%, and a median of 1340 days to allowance. Interviews correspond to a 19.9% lift in the allowance rate.

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ThoughtSpot, Inc., and Logitech Europe S.A. appear among the leading companies in the portfolio. The leading firms are YOUNG BASILE, BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, and CALDWELL LLC. The case volume gives practitioners a substantial record for assessing prosecution patterns, while the timing measure supports planning for a lengthy path to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+11.0% vs TC avg
1,141
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1340
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1113 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18704354 RENDERING VOLUMETRIC AUDIO SOURCES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19308694 LOG SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, STORAGE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19283835 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18621818 AUDIO INTERCEPTION AND ROUTING IN AN AUDIO DEVICE Non-Final OA Logitech Europe S.A.
18764318 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING VERSATILE AUDIO OBJECT RENDERING Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18666175 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18925693 REPRESENTING SPATIAL AUDIO BY MEANS OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND ASSOCIATED METADATA Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
19092686 DATA LOADING AND MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul Kim's allowance rate?

73.0% of resolved applications examined by Paul Kim were allowed (1,113 resolved cases), compared with 64.7% across Art Unit 2152 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

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

Applications allowed by Paul Kim took 1,340 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul Kim work in?

Paul Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2152 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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