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Examiner Christy Y Kim

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 144 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION SEP 2021
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Christy Y Kim has allowed 50 of 144 decided applications (35%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

35% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2158 · 30%AU 2169 · 85%
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What the data says.

Christy Y Kim maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Across 144 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 35%, with 50 applications allowed and 94 abandoned. This allowance rate reflects the proportion of decided cases and does not represent a share of all filings or pending work. The pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across both art units and describes historical disposition patterns only.

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This pooled record combines data from two art units within TC 2100. Aggregate allowance rates describe past dispositions across that combination and are not predictions about outcomes in any specific case. The 35% figure is historical; individual applications may resolve differently based on claim scope, prior art, and prosecution conduct. Pooled statistics show what occurred, not what will occur in future applications.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2158
131 APPS · 30% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

30% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 48%
DISPOSITION39 / 92 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION24.3 moart unit avg 23.4 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.1 moart unit avg 49.3 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility75% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)64%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 87%
§112 — Written description & definiteness56%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW48%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW13%+35 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 63 decided applications with an interview and 68 without.

ART UNIT 2169
13 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 47%
DISPOSITION11 / 2 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.8 moart unit avg 24.8 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY64.6 moart unit avg 40 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility82% · art unit 57%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)64%
§103 — Obviousness91% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness36%

Based on 13 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Christy Y Kim

  • What is Christy Y Kim's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 35% across 144 disposed applications in TC 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    Christy Y Kim's record spans 2 art units (2158 and 2169) within Technology Center 2100.
  • What do these figures describe?
    The pooled allowance rate and application counts describe the examiner's historical record of dispositions. They reflect what occurred, not a forecast for any pending or future application.
  • Does the 35% rate apply to my application?
    No. The pooled rate describes past outcomes across many applications and does not predict the disposition of any individual case.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Christy Y Kim has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 144 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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