Examiner Dong U Kim has allowed 782 of 878 decided applications (89%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Dong U Kim maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 878 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 89%, within a range of 87% to 90% across the art units. Of 925 total applications on record, 782 were allowed and 96 were abandoned. This pooled figure reflects the examiner's combined activity across both art units and represents decided applications only; pending applications are excluded from the allowance-rate calculation.
A pooled record aggregates data across multiple art units, presenting a composite picture of an examiner's allowance rate rather than unit-specific detail. The aggregate allowance rate (89% across 878 disposed applications) describes the examiner's historical record and is correlational data—a past measure, not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Readers may also view individual art-unit records separately on this site for more targeted reference.
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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.
Primarily examines program control and execution.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 316 decided applications with an interview and 339 without.
Primarily examines program control and execution, and software engineering.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 100 decided applications with an interview and 123 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Dong U 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: 925 applications.
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