Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/090,156

INTRA BLOCK COPY PREDICTION WITH ASYMMETRIC PARTITIONS AND ENCODER-SIDE SEARCH PATTERNS, SEARCH RANGES AND APPROACHES TO PARTITIONING

Final Rejection

Filed

Mar 25, 2025

Priority

Jan 17, 2014 — provisional 61/928,970 +5 more

Examiner

NASRI, MARYAM A

Art Unit

2483

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +2.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 73% grant rate with +2.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

NASRI, MARYAM A View full profile →

Grants 73% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

343 granted / 467 resolved

+15.4% vs TC avg

Minimal +3% lift

Without

With

+2.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

24 currently pending

Career history

492

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

§103

63.0%

+23.0% vs TC avg

§102

25.3%

-14.7% vs TC avg

§112

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 467 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 25, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 11, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 13, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 24, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 24, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 15, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/961,989

Patent 12684114

ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE

1y 7m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

19/061,231

Patent 12684150

MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

1y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

19/061,755

Patent 12684151

MESH DECODING DEVICE, MESH ENCODING DEVICE, MESH DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

1y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/884,921

Patent 12659507

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING IMAGE INFORMATION, AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAME

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/911,370

Patent 12659461

VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS

1y 8m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

73%

Grant Probability

76%

With Interview (+2.9%)

2y 4m (~1y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 467 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.