USPTO Examiner KIM YOUNG J - Art Unit 1637

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17137972METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONA VIRUS 2 (SARS-COV-2) RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA)December 2020December 2021Allow1121YesNo
17138037SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONA VIRUS 2 (SARS-COV-2) RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA)December 2020November 2021Allow1121NoNo
17247871METHOD AND KIT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COLORECTAL CANCERDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2820NoNo
17129783SYSTEM AND SELF-METERING CARTRIDGES FOR POINT OF CARE BIOASSAYSDecember 2020October 2023Allow3411NoNo
15734760USE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT CAS PROTEIN, AND METHOD AND REAGENT KIT FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULEDecember 2020May 2024Allow4241YesNo
16951254Enzymatic Nucleic Acid SynthesisNovember 2020April 2023Abandon2801NoNo
16950923Method for Accurate Sequencing of DNANovember 2020December 2022Allow2510NoNo
17099621PENTA E POLYMORPHISMS FOR HUMAN IDENTIFICATIONNovember 2020August 2022Allow2111NoNo
17055514A method for controlling timing of events in a microfluidic device and a timer microfluidic deviceNovember 2020September 2024Abandon4611NoNo
17080085METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE-MEDIATED NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONOctober 2020March 2023Allow2820YesNo
17050243METHODSOctober 2020September 2024Abandon4720NoNo
17071988METHODS FOR REDUCING BUBBLE FORMATION DURING INCUBATIONOctober 2020August 2022Abandon2201NoNo
17066868METHODS FOR GENOME ASSEMBLY AND HAPLOTYPE PHASINGOctober 2020November 2023Allow3720NoNo
17063245Nanopore Platform for DNA/RNA Oligo Detection Using an Osmium Tagged Complementary ProbeOctober 2020May 2021Allow711NoNo
17043539NUCLEIC ACID QUANTIFICATION USING CONCENTRATION-SPECIFIC BARCODESSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2211NoNo
17019448MICROARRAY SYNTHESIS AND ASSEMBLY OF GENE-LENGTH POLYNUCLEOTIDESSeptember 2020May 2022Abandon2010NoNo
17013810NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHODSeptember 2020October 2023Abandon3721NoNo
16977792TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND GENETIC TESTING DEVICESeptember 2020April 2023Abandon3121NoNo
17008561SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SELF-DIGITIZATION OF SAMPLESAugust 2020April 2022Allow1920NoNo
16996727DETECTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS NUCLEIC ACIDS IN THE VIRAL 3' NON-CODING REGIONAugust 2020February 2024Abandon4231NoNo
16993992Methods of Detecting Listeria from an Environmental SampleAugust 2020September 2021Abandon1310YesNo
16993129Method For The Determination Of The Fingerprint In Varieties Of CannabisAugust 2020November 2023Abandon3911NoNo
16992654Methods for Multiplex Imaging Using Labeled Nucleic Acid Imaging AgentsAugust 2020February 2023Allow3022NoNo
16990152QUANTITATING HIGH TITER SAMPLES BY DIGITAL PCRAugust 2020April 2022Abandon2020NoNo
16945553COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RARE SEQUENCE VARIANTSJuly 2020November 2022Allow2821YesNo
16966414METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR ASSESSING THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF REPLICATION COMPETENT VIRUSJuly 2020August 2022Allow2511NoNo
16964958DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCESJuly 2020June 2024Abandon4641NoNo
16936619METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID DETECTIONJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410YesNo
15733419MULTIPLEXED IMMUNOSIGNAL AMPLIFICATION USING HYBRIDIZATION CHAIN REACTION-BASED METHODJuly 2020January 2023Abandon2921NoNo
16930882MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR PREPARING AND ANALYZING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEJuly 2020July 2023Allow3611NoNo
16930765MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INCLUDING AN AMPLIFICATION REACTION CHAMBERJuly 2020August 2022Allow2521NoNo
16929032METHOD FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACIDJuly 2020April 2024Abandon4531NoNo
16926735DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) CORE PRIMER GROUP BASED ON WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCE OF POMEGRANATE AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2020December 2022Abandon2911NoNo
16644712METHOD FOR AMPLIFICATION AND QUANTITATION OF SMALL AMOUNT OF MUTATION USING MOLECULAR BARCODE AND BLOCKING OLIGONUCLEOTIDEJuly 2020February 2022Allow2312NoNo
16960045NUCLEIC ACID TESTS WITH TEMPORAL FLUORESCENT SIGNALSJuly 2020March 2023Abandon3321NoNo
16958683METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET RNA BY UTILIZING NICKING/EXTENSION CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM- BASED ISOTHERMAL NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONJune 2020June 2022Allow2401YesNo
16914109MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR AMPLIFYING AND DETECTING POLYNUCLEOTIDES IN PARALLELJune 2020December 2020Allow511YesNo
16914040miRNA Receptivity Analysis of the EndometriumJune 2020October 2024Abandon5151YesNo
16912132COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED DETECTION OF GENOMIC EDITING EVENTSJune 2020August 2022Abandon2601NoNo
16912446POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2June 2020March 2021Allow801NoNo
16912041Compositions Containing Identifier Sequences on Solid Supports for Nucleic Acid Sequence AnalysisJune 2020March 2023Allow3221NoNo
16956609LINEAR DOUBLE STRANDED DNA COUPLED TO A SINGLE SUPPORT OR A TAG AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID LINEAR DOUBLE STRANDED DNAJune 2020July 2022Allow2521NoNo
16906887NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATIONJune 2020January 2022Abandon1910NoNo
16955702DETECTION OF MODIFIED LIVE SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINESJune 2020January 2023Abandon3101NoNo
16902739SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL ANALYSISJune 2020April 2023Allow3450YesNo
16903075ENDPOINT DETECTION OF AMPLIFIED NUCLEIC ACIDSJune 2020June 2022Allow2440YesNo
16902666POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE DETECTION METHODJune 2020December 2020Allow611NoNo
16772593FLUIDIC CARD ASSEMBLYJune 2020January 2023Allow3111YesNo
16894481Magnetic PCR Assay And Uses ThereofJune 2020February 2024Abandon4431YesNo
16893356METHOD FOR DETECTING MICROORGANISMSJune 2020July 2022Abandon2611NoNo
16880754Apparatus And Method For Rapid Identification Of MicroorganismsMay 2020March 2024Allow4621NoNo
16766205METHOD FOR DIRECT QUANTIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS IN REAL TIME qPCRMay 2020November 2022Allow2921YesNo
16879276HIGH-THROUGHPUT GENOTYPING BY SEQUENCING LOW AMOUNTS OF GENETIC MATERIALMay 2020April 2022Abandon2321NoNo
16868403RAPID NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION WITHOUT SAMPLE PREPARATIONMay 2020February 2023Allow3320NoNo
16761235DIGITAL NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION USING ENCODED PARTICLESMay 2020July 2023Allow3941NoNo
16850713METHODS TO AMPLIFY HIGHLY UNIFORM AND LESS ERROR PRONE NUCLEIC ACID LIBRARIESApril 2020July 2023Allow3960NoNo
16846932COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND KITS FOR TARGET NUCLEIC ACID ENRICHMENTApril 2020July 2021Allow1511NoNo
16840610COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF ZIKA VIRUSApril 2020August 2021Allow1721NoNo
16824665Method of Removing Nucleic Acids From Human PlasmaMarch 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16817733METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED SAMPLE PROCESSINGMarch 2020February 2024Allow4741YesNo
16815323LISTERIA DETECTIONMarch 2020March 2022Allow2521YesNo
16809131COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM SPUTUMMarch 2020June 2022Abandon2701NoNo
16641946Method for Producing Double-Stranded DNA FragmentsFebruary 2020November 2023Abandon4540YesNo
16798283PCR ASSAYS FOR SPECIFIC DETECTION OF ENTEROCYTOZOON HEPATOPENAEIFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2621YesNo
16793732PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID IDENTIFICATIONFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3530NoNo
16793632MICROARRAY SYNTHESIS AND ASSEMBLY OF GENE-LENGTH POLYNUCLEOTIDESFebruary 2020July 2020Allow521YesNo
16790804BIOMARKER FOR PROGNOSIS OF COLORECTAL CANCERFebruary 2020May 2022Allow2721YesNo
16789279MULTIPLEX AMPLIFICATION DETECTION ASSAY IIFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1820NoNo
16787977MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR AMPLIFYING AND DETECTING POLYNUCLEOTIDES IN PARALLELFebruary 2020July 2021Allow1710YesNo
16781973Serum/plasma LncRNA marker composition associated with auxiliary diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and application thereofFebruary 2020March 2023Abandon3721NoNo
16743377AMPLICON GENERATIONJanuary 2020June 2022Abandon2921NoNo
16741299SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COPIES-PER-UNIT-VOLUME USING PCR AND FLOW CONTROL OF DROPLETSJanuary 2020March 2023Abandon3841YesNo
16629150Method for Detecting a Mutation in a Microsatellite SequenceJanuary 2020December 2022Abandon3521NoNo
16627453METHOD FOR NUCLEIC ACID DETECTIONDecember 2019April 2022Abandon2810NoNo
16727618METHOD FOR SEQUENCING A POLYNUCLEOTIDE TEMPLATEDecember 2019November 2022Allow3531NoNo
16715270Methods and Compositions for the Analysis of Biological MoleculesDecember 2019November 2021Abandon2311NoNo
16714208METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ASSEMBLY AND HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCINGDecember 2019June 2021Allow1810NoNo
16713491FAST PCR FOR STR GENOTYPINGDecember 2019May 2022Allow2931NoNo
16619944THREE MOLECULAR MARKERS, KITS AND APPLICATIONS FOR GLAUCOMA DIAGNOSISDecember 2019December 2021Abandon2401NoNo
16619508IONIC SPECIES INTERROGATION AND SENSINGDecember 2019October 2022Allow3521NoNo
16693042METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SEQUENCE VARIANTS USING CONCATENATIONNovember 2019May 2021Allow1811NoNo
16686663SEQUENCING METHODS AND KITSNovember 2019March 2023Abandon4031NoNo
16686460MULTIPLEX DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASESNovember 2019January 2022Allow2630NoNo
16613593SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE DETECTION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED PROBESNovember 2019October 2023Allow4741YesNo
16609073MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR RAPID PCROctober 2019August 2021Allow2101NoNo
16660819ASSAY CARTRIDG FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSISOctober 2019March 2023Allow4030YesNo
16606368SEQUENTIAL ENCAPSULATION OF REAGENTSOctober 2019February 2023Allow3921YesNo
16655028DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMOctober 2019January 2021Allow1521YesNo
16605728NANOPORE/NANOWELL ELECTRODE ENABLED EXONUCLEASE SEQUENCINGOctober 2019April 2023Allow4221YesNo
16592992DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICEOctober 2019December 2022Allow3841NoNo
16495614System for Rapid, Portable, and Multiplexed Detection and Identification of Pathogen Specific Nucleic Acid SequencesSeptember 2019January 2023Allow4021NoNo
16575205Quantification of Mutant Alleles and Copy Number Variation Using Digital PCR with Nonspecific DNA-Binding DyesSeptember 2019October 2021Abandon2520NoNo
16491141METHOD FOR DETECTING A GENOMIC REARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE ALK GENE IN CELL-FREE DNASeptember 2019October 2020Allow1321YesNo
16556840DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACIDAugust 2019July 2022Abandon3401NoNo
16553592GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS ASSOCIATED WITH CORONARY EVENTS AND DRUG RESPONSE, METHODS OF DETECTION AND USES THEREOFAugust 2019December 2020Allow1601NoNo
16489111SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING AND AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDSAugust 2019January 2024Abandon5331NoNo
16552737Methods for Treating Colorectal Cancer Using Prognostic Genetic MarkersAugust 2019October 2021Allow2500NoNo
16487105GENE DETECTION METHOD, GENE DETECTION KIT AND GENE DETECTION DEVICEAugust 2019November 2022Allow3911YesNo
16455470METHOD AND KIT FOR DETERMINING THE GENOME INTEGRITY AND/OR THE QUALITY OF A LIBRARY OF DNA SEQUENCES OBTAINED BY DETERMINISTIC RESTRICTION SITE WHOLE GENOME AMPLIFICATIONJune 2019August 2021Abandon2621YesNo
16474496FAST PCR WITH MOLECULAR CROWDINGJune 2019March 2024Abandon5651YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KIM, YOUNG J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
8
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
80
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(15.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
68
(85.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
18.8%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 15.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner KIM, YOUNG J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KIM, YOUNG J works in Art Unit 1637 and has examined 1,005 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 48.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KIM, YOUNG J's allowance rate of 48.0% places them in the 12% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KIM, YOUNG J receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KIM, YOUNG J is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +30.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KIM, YOUNG J. This interview benefit is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 17.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 79.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 60.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 85% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 80% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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