Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 17/872,983

SECURE GRAPHICS WATERMARK

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 25, 2022

Examiner

ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE

Art Unit

2673

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Ltd.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +41.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 69% grant rate with +41.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE View full profile →

Grants 69% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

27 granted / 39 resolved

+7.2% vs TC avg

Strong +41% interview lift

Without

With

+41.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

8 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

20.2%

-19.8% vs TC avg

§103

15.5%

-24.5% vs TC avg

§102

14.3%

-25.7% vs TC avg

§112

45.2%

+5.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 39 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 1 earlier event

Nov 25, 2024

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 12, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 12, 2025

Response Filed

May 13, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 14, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Dec 15, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Jan 13, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Feb 19, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/982,923

Patent 12620137

SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE FILTERING IN PATCH GENERATION FOR VIDEO-BASED POINT CLOUD CODING

3y 5m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/815,565

Patent 12614275

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID IMAGING

3y 9m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/183,881

Patent 12607738

METHOD AND DEVICE WITH OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM MOVING OBJECT

3y 1m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

17/842,056

Patent 12597105

SEMANTIC-AWARE AUTO WHITE BALANCE

3y 9m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

17/791,058

Patent 12579755

OVERLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) CONTENT WITHIN AN AR HEADSET COUPLED TO A MAGNIFYING LOUPE

3y 8m to grant Granted Mar 17, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

69%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+41.4%)

2y 10m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 39 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.