Charles Kim is the director of the Office of Petitions, part of the Office of Patent Examination Policy, at the USPTO, which reviews and decides petitions, requests, and related enquiries regarding the filing of patent applications, revival of abandoned applications, reinstatement of expired patents, withdrawal of patent applications from issue, small entity entitlement, review of previous decisions of the technology centers, suspension of regulations, and questions not specifically provided for by regulations. He has a BS degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University and received his JD degree from George Washington University Law School.