Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, YOUNG J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1600 1637 1681 3619

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

YOUNG J KIM is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, specifically assigned to Art Unit 1600. With 1124 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 1600.

The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 64.8 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 1160. This duration indicates the time applications typically spend in the system before reaching an allowance. Applicants should plan their patent strategies around this 1160-day timeline to manage expectations regarding patent term and commercialization schedules in Tech Center 3600.

Engaging in interviews is a tactic to consider with this examiner, as evidenced by an interview lift of 18.1 percent. While the baseline allowance rate is 64.8 percent, the additional lift suggests that verbal communication helps resolve examiner concerns. Utilizing the 18.1 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

64.8%
Allow Rate
+12.8% vs TC avg
1,187
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1124 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
33.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18837232 ONE-POT ENDONUCLEOLYTICALLY EXPONENTIATED ROLLING CIRCLE AMPLIFICATION BY CRISPR-CAS12a Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18653613 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SPATIAL ASSAY Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17611788 RAPID ANEUPLOIDY DETECTION Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18303700 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND OBSERVATION METHODS Final Rejection TOPPAN Inc.
17879871 Ultraspecific Nucleic Acid Sensors for Low-Cost Liquid Biopsies Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18390463 TARGETING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
18537266 CONTROLLED ROLLING CIRCLE AMPLIFICATION Final Rejection Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
17557010 METHOD FOR PROVIDING QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION OF TARGETS AND DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18730043 PREPARING NUCLEIC ACID FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THEIR SEQUENCE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18686812 USE OF DECOY POLYNUCLEOTIDES IN SINGLE CELL MULTIOMICS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18722508 DETECTION OF GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC INFORMATION IN A SINGLE WORKFLOW Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
18712646 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REPORTING CLINICALLY-ACTIONABLE POTENTIAL GERMLINE PATHOGENIC VARIANT SEQUENCES Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
18689774 GENE FUSIONS IN SARCOMA Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
18561986 ENHANCER OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc
18277760 TAP63 REGULATED ONCOGENIC LONG NON-CODING RNAS Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18889136 NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INFLUENZA Non-Final OA Triad National Security, LLC
18147647 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CELL TYPES Final Rejection GRAIL, LLC
18547904 MARKERS OF PREDICTION OF RESPONSE TO CAR T CELL THERAPY Final Rejection INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS

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