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Examiner Hyung Sub Sough

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 22 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAY 2019
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Hyung Sub Sough has allowed 3 of 22 decided applications (14%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

14% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2194 · 10%AU 2192 · 50%
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What the data says.

Hyung Sub Sough maintains a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning two art units: 2192 and 2194. Across 22 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 14%, with 3 allowed and 19 abandoned applications. This pooled figure represents the aggregate outcome across both art units and describes the historical record of decided cases. The allowance rate reflects the percentage of applications that received a final decision (allowed or abandoned), excluding any pending matters.

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A pooled record aggregates outcomes across multiple art units into a single historical snapshot. The allowance rate of 14% is computed from all decided applications across both art units combined and does not forecast the outcome of any specific application. Aggregate statistics describe past dispositions and serve as context for understanding an examiner's record; they are not predictions about individual cases or subject matter within TC 2100.

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 2194
20 APPS · 10% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines program control and execution.

10% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 69%
DISPOSITION2 / 18 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION30 moart unit avg 28 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY54.3 moart unit avg 43.9 mo
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§101 — Subject-matter eligibility33% · art unit 52%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)89%
§103 — Obviousness89% · art unit 79%
§112 — Written description & definiteness33%

Based on 20 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

ART UNIT 2192
2 APPS · 50% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines software engineering.

50% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 66%
DISPOSITION1 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION10 moart unit avg 29.5 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY52.3 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility50% · art unit 46%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness50% · art unit 81%
§112 — Written description & definiteness50%

Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Hyung Sub Sough

  • What is Hyung Sub Sough's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 14% across 22 disposed applications in Technology Center 2100.
  • How many art units does this examiner cover?
    The examiner's pooled record spans 2 art units: 2192 and 2194, both within TC 2100.
  • What does the pooled allowance rate represent?
    The 14% figure is an aggregate of all decided applications across both art units combined. It describes past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
  • How many applications were decided?
    22 applications were disposed: 3 allowed and 19 abandoned.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Hyung Sub Sough 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: 22 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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