Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kharye Pope, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as POPE, KHARYE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2614 2652 2693 2841

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kharye Pope has 558 resolved cases in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2614. The profile records a 66.1% allowance rate and a median of 1231 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 21.1% lift in the allowance rate. These figures support a prosecution approach that accounts for a substantial median timeline and considers interview practice when written amendments may not fully resolve technical issues.

The leading companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Google LLC. The leading firms are Jefferson IP Law, LLP, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, and Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville. The technology concentration makes precise claim construction and focused prior-art distinctions important practitioner concerns.

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

Performance Statistics

66.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
589
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
1231
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 558 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
66.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18701765 A PERSONAL IOT NETWORK AND RESIDENTIAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVER PMS IN A PERSONAL IOT NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18615376 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING RCS FUNCTION, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18183445 USER EQUIPMENT ROUTING SELECTION POLICY TRAFFIC CATEGORIES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18557663 ESTABLISHING INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM SERVICES IN A CELLULAR NETWORK Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18997947 Audio Processing Adaptation Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18959131 Electronic Device Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
18601599 NETWORK PATH SELECTION BASED ON AGGREGATE INDICATORS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18959554 LOUDSPEAKERS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
19000261 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUEUING A COMMUNICATION SESSION Non-Final OA Twilio Inc.
18433238 CHIRP SIGNAL FILTERING FOR DIGITAL GATEWAY Non-Final OA Cubic Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kharye Pope's allowance rate?

66.1% of resolved applications examined by Kharye Pope were allowed (558 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kharye Pope?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kharye Pope take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kharye Pope took 1,231 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kharye Pope work in?

Kharye Pope examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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