Examiner Hyun Soo Kim has allowed 178 of 200 decided applications (89%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Examiner Hyun Soo Kim maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units. Over 200 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 89%, meaning that of decided applications (allowed or abandoned), 89% were allowed. The allowance rate varies across the examiner's art units, ranging from 82% to 96%. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across both art units and describes the historical record without making predictions about any pending or future applications.
A pooled record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The overall allowance rate of 89% reflects decisions made across both art units and describes past performance only. The range (82% to 96%) shows variation among individual art units but does not predict outcomes in any specific case. Pooled statistics are historical summaries, not forecasts of prosecution results on particular 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 →
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 general computer details, and 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 59 decided applications with an interview and 40 without.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 63 decided applications with an interview and 38 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hyun Soo 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: 227 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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