Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2483 2486

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hesham K. Abouzahra operates in Tech Center 2400, with 424 resolved cases and a median days to allowance of 872. The allowance rate of 81.4% indicates the frequency of grants in Art Unit 2482. This rate shows the outcome for applications reaching a final resolution. The interview lift of 2.1% suggests the impact of interviews on the examination process.

This figure indicates that interviews do not significantly alter the baseline probability of allowance. Practitioners might find that written responses are the primary method to move an application toward a grant. The 872-day median timeline is the duration for patent prosecution with this examiner.

This speed, combined with the 81.4% allowance rate, offers a path for applicants seeking protection. The 424 resolved cases provide the data for these observations. The 2.1% interview lift is a factor in strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
454
Total Applications
+2.0%
Interview Lift
870
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 426 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
60.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19244293 VIDEO CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE FOR SAME Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19093892 IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR DERIVING PREDICTED SAMPLE BY USING MERGE CANDIDATE AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19085715 VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING FOR INDUCING WEIGHT INDEX INFORMATION FOR BI-PREDICTION Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19169777 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
18678115 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19221233 SIGNALING SUB-PREDICTION UNIT MOTION VECTOR PREDICTOR Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18876914 Method for segmenting a plurality of data, and corresponding coding method, decoding method, devices, systems and computer program Final Rejection ORANGE
18978531 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING PICTURE RESOLUTION IN VIDEO ENCODED FOR STREAMING IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN ESTIMATED BANDWIDTH Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19200273 HARMONIZED DESIGN FOR INTRA BI-PREDICTION AND MULTIPLE REFERENCE LINE SELECTION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18720890 MULTI-MODEL CROSS-COMPONENT LINEAR MODEL PREDICTION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18778798 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19177723 IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19177736 IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18409711 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREON Non-Final OA INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.

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