Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, PAUL

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

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul Kim operates in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2152. He has a volume of 1108 resolved cases, which establishes a clear performance profile. His allowance rate is 73.0 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1342. This 1342 day pendency suggests a prosecution cycle for applications that reach allowance. The 1108 resolved cases provide a stable statistical basis for these observations in Tech Center 2600.

The data indicates an interview lift of 19.9 percent for this examiner. This means that conducting an interview is associated with a higher likelihood of success compared to the 73.0 percent baseline allowance rate. For the 1108 resolved cases in Art Unit 2152, this 19.9 percent lift represents a strategic consideration. Practitioners can use the 1342 day median pendency and the 73.0 percent allowance rate to set expectations when working with Paul Kim.

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
1,133
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1108 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19281637 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL AGGREGATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL STORAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18808522 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NOISE CANCELLING FUNCTION OF WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18805980 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INITIATING DATA RECORD CREATION AT A THIRD PARTY SERVER Non-Final OA The Toronto-Dominion Bank
19283835 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18764318 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING VERSATILE AUDIO OBJECT RENDERING Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18704354 RENDERING VOLUMETRIC AUDIO SOURCES Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18895579 Amplifier Case Connector with Liquid Ingress Seal Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
19188836 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONSTRUCTION DATA Final Rejection Benetics AG
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.
19054149 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

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