Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tae K Kim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KIM, TAE K

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2453 2492 2496

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

KIM, TAE K is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2453. The profile reports 672 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.7%. The median time to allowance is 1292 days, while interviews are associated with a 5.1% lift.

Intel Corporation, Intellectus Partners LLC, and BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. are the leading listed companies. The leading firms are AKA CHAN LLP, Alleman Hall LLP, and Cooper Legal Group LLC. The case record gives practitioners a meaningful basis for evaluating prosecution outcomes in this assignment. The timing measure favors early docket planning, while the interview measure indicates a limited recorded association with allowance changes.

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

Performance Statistics

74.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
704
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
1292
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 672 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18274498 DEVICE IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19062001 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING CONTINUED USE OF ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD WHEN ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD IS INITIAL PASSWORD Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18984730 ENHANCED SECURITY KEYS FOR WI-FI ASSOCIATION FRAMES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18930695 SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOTAL STORAGE ENCRYPTION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18476882 CONFIGURABLE COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY (CIM) FOR POWER CONTROL Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18764766 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING DATA EXTRACTION USING DEDICATED DATA EXTRACTION DEVICES Final Rejection Palantir Technologies Inc.
17948824 VOICE CALL IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION BASED ON APPLICATION USAGE Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tae K Kim's allowance rate?

74.7% of resolved applications examined by Tae K Kim were allowed (672 resolved cases), compared with 66.4% across Art Unit 2453 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tae K Kim?

This examiner's interview lift is +5.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tae K Kim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tae K Kim took 1,292 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tae K Kim work in?

Tae K Kim examines applications in Art Unit 2453 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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