Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SOUGH, HYUNG SUB

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2192 2193 2194

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hyung Sub Sough has resolved 16 cases in Art Unit 2192. The examiner's allowance rate is 18.8 percent. The median time to allowance is 1571 days. These figures are based on the 16 resolved cases currently available in Tech Center 2100.

An interview lift of 22.5 percent is higher than the 18.8 percent baseline allowance rate. This 22.5 percent lift makes interviews a critical strategy for this examiner. The 1571-day median pendency reflects a long prosecution process. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication to improve the odds of success in Art Unit 2192.

The 18.8 percent allowance rate and the 22.5 percent interview lift are the primary metrics for strategy. With 16 resolved cases, the data provides an initial view of the examiner's tendencies. The 1571-day timeline is a key factor for planning.

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

Performance Statistics

18.8%
Allow Rate
-36.2% vs TC avg
29
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
1571
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18593263 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AUTOMATED APPLICATION GENERATION Final Rejection Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
18781049 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDENSING MESSAGES ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18795027 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18608593 SOURCE CODE COLLABORATION VIA REPLICATED DATA TYPES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18199312 GENERATION OF TECHNICAL DATA Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18416320 APPLICATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR HYPER-CONVERGED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURES Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18814921 TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZED AUTOMATED SOFTWARE UPDATE IMPLEMENTATION Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18396758 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF AN EXISTING APPLICATION Non-Final OA HCL Technologies Limited
18326797 INTRA-VEHICLE OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES INCORPORATING UPDATE COMPATIBILITY Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
18389770 PATCH GENERATION FOR FLAWS IN SOFTWARE Final Rejection MICRO FOCUS LLC
18657040 DOCUMENT GENERATION AND EVALUATION USING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL Non-Final OA Insight Direct USA, Inc.

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