Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, SEONG JONG

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1621 1623 1627 1628 1641 1693

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Analysis

Seong Jong Kim is an examiner in Tech Center 1600, assigned to Art Unit 1621. His profile is based on 4 resolved cases, which resulted in an allowance rate of 25.0 percent. This outcome provides an initial data point for applicants. The median days to allowance for these cases was 997, establishing a baseline for the timeline in his docket. Because the data set is restricted to 4 resolved cases, these figures reflect the specific history of those applications.

The interview lift for this examiner is recorded at 0.0 percent. This figure indicates that, for the 4 resolved cases on record, an interview did not change the outcome relative to the 25.0 percent allowance rate. Practitioners should consider that with 4 cases, the 0.0 percent lift does not yet reflect a long-term trend regarding the efficacy of verbal communication. As more cases are resolved in Art Unit 1621, the 997 day median pendency and the 25.0 percent allowance rate will continue to define his examination profile in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-35.0% vs TC avg
33
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
997
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18923576 TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION Non-Final OA ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
18292046 WATER SOLUBLE PRODRUG, CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA MERCK PATENT GMBH
18846235 ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET Non-Final OA Daicel Corporation
18687257 METHODS AND AGENTS FOR MODULATING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18712613 CELL-POTENT BISUBSTRATE INHIBITORS FOR NICOTINAMIDE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE (NNMT) AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18281528 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING THERAPY-RELATED CARDIOMYOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18596300 METHODS OF TREATING CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE INCLUDING COMPOUNDS USEFUL THEREIN Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18594989 Use of Cannabidiol to Improve Rehabilitation in Lung Cancer Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18706437 COSMETIC AND/OR DERMATOLOGICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE MEROCYANINE AND AT LEAST ASCORBIC ACID AND/OR A DERIVATIVE THEREOF Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18042993 Compounds and Compositions for Disrupting Programmed Ribosomal Frameshifting Final Rejection YALE UNIVERSITY
18261373 ANTIBIOTICS WITH IMPROVED DRUG RESISTANCE PROFILE Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18947116 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, METHODS FOR TREATING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18316755 LYSERGIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18012705 COMBINATION OF ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE AND ATR INHIBITOR Non-Final OA AstraZeneca UK Limited
18705043 ALICYCLIC ALIPHATIC 1,3-DICARBONYL DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS FRAGRANCES Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18730668 MOLIDUSTAT FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR TREATMENT OF ANEMIA IN CATS Non-Final OA ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH GMBH
18172771 CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc.

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