Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, WILLIAM JW

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2409 2419 2421 2425

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

WILLIAM JW KIM is an examiner in Tech Center 2400, specifically assigned to Art Unit 2409. With 453 resolved cases, this examiner has a history of patent evaluations that provides a statistical basis for predicting prosecution outcomes. Practitioners can observe the application of examination standards based on this track record in Art Unit 2409.

The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 78.6 percent, which reflects the frequency of successful outcomes for applications reaching a final resolution. The path to grant involves a median days to allowance of 761. This duration indicates the time applications typically spend in the system before reaching an allowance. Applicants should plan their patent strategies around this 761-day timeline to manage expectations regarding patent term and commercialization schedules in Tech Center 2400.

Engaging in interviews is a tactic to consider with this examiner, as evidenced by an interview lift of 15.2 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is 78.6 percent, the additional lift suggests that verbal communication helps resolve examiner concerns. Utilizing the 15.2 percent lift through interviewing can help navigate the median pendency and influence the probability of success for applications.

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

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
477
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
761
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 453 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18717331 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVICE FOR SHARING CONTENT BETWEEN PLURALITY OF DISPLAY DEVICES, AND CONTENT SHARING METHOD Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18403564 A/V TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND WIRELESS DISPLAY SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19324707 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR CONTENT PLAYBACK AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18406620 FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
19191782 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING MEDIA OUTPUT BASED ON PRESENCE DETECTION OF INDIVIDUALS Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18896798 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA CONTENT AND MEDIA GUIDANCE INFORMATION Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18660634 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA CONTENT AND MEDIA GUIDANCE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18707185 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18877232 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LIVE STREAMING Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18270963 MMT SIGNALING FOR STREAMING OF VISUAL VOLUMETRIC VIDEO-BASED AND GEOMETRY-BASED POINT CLOUD MEDIA Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
18171968 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY SCORING Final Rejection Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
16281229 System And Method For Presenting Content With Time Based Metadata Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19046528 MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICE AND MEDIA PLAYBACK METHOD Final Rejection Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
19248595 DISPARATE LIVE MEDIA OUTPUT STREAM PLAYOUT AND BROADCAST DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

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