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Examiner Hyun Nam

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 1,042 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Hyun Nam has allowed 911 of 1,042 decided applications (87%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

87% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2184 · 82%AU 2183 · 94%
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What the data says.

Examiner Hyun Nam maintains a public record across 2 art units within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 1,042 disposed applications, 911 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 87%. The allowance rate ranges from 82% to 94% across these art units. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work in both art units and reflects historical outcomes on applications that have been decided; it is not predictive of any specific pending application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record combines statistics from multiple art units into a single aggregate profile. The overall allowance rate (87% here) describes past outcomes across all art units combined and reflects only applications already decided. Pooled figures do not predict the outcome of any individual application, nor do they isolate performance in any particular art unit—that detail appears separately. The range (82% to 94%) shows variation among individual units but does not indicate which unit handled any specific case.

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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The record, art unit by art unit.

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 2184
589 APPS · 82% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units.

82% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 78%
DISPOSITION485 / 104 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.3 moart unit avg 20.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.8 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility38% · art unit 17%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)61%
§103 — Obviousness58% · art unit 75%
§112 — Written description & definiteness55%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW66%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW85%-19 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 76 decided applications with an interview and 513 without.

ART UNIT 2183
477 APPS · 94% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines program control and execution.

94% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION426 / 27 / 24allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION16.6 moart unit avg 25 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY25.7 moart unit avg 40.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility23% · art unit 34%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)78%
§103 — Obviousness72% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness46%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW96%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW94%+2 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 94 decided applications with an interview and 359 without.

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Questions about Examiner Hyun Nam

  • What is Examiner Nam's overall allowance rate?
    87%, based on 911 allowed applications out of 1,042 total disposed (decided) applications. This is a historical aggregate and is not a prediction for any pending application.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    2 art units (2183 and 2184), both within Technology Center 2100. This record pools outcomes across both units.
  • What is the range of allowance rates across the examiner's art units?
    Allowance rates range from 82% to 94% across these art units. The pooled overall figure (87%) does not correspond to any single art unit.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hyun Nam 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: 1,066 applications.

Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data.

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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