Examiner Matthew M Kim has allowed 11 of 34 decided applications (32%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Matthew M Kim maintains a public record across three art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 34 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 11 and abandoned 23, yielding an allowance rate of 32 percent. This rate reflects decisions made across the three art units in the technology center. The record spans multiple areas within TC 2100, aggregating outcomes across distinct subject-matter units.
This pooled record aggregates Matthew M Kim's decisions across three separate art units in TC 2100. The 32 percent allowance rate describes past outcomes on 34 decided applications and does not predict any single application's outcome. Aggregate figures mask variation between individual art units; per-unit records appear in a separate section. Historical statistics are correlational, not causal—they describe what occurred, not what will occur on any future filing.
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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 error detection, correction, and monitoring.
Based on 25 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Based on 7 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).
Based on 2 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Matthew M 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: 34 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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