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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Chikaodili E Anyikire, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2482 2487 2621

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E examines in tech center 2600 and art unit 2482. The profile records 1075 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 75.2%, and a median of 1168 days to allowance. Interview lift is 10.9%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available case history.

The leading companies are LX Semicon Co., Ltd., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and LG Electronics Inc. The leading firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP. The 75.2% allowance rate provides a broad historical basis for planning. The positive interview lift supports using interviews to clarify claim distinctions, while the 1168-day median calls for sustained attention to prosecution timing.

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

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
1,129
Total Applications
+10.9%
Interview Lift
1168
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1075 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
36.3%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18815245 METHOD FOR INTRA PREDICTION AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18838153 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, BITSTREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM THEREIN Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19025369 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
19025026 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
19025472 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
19024890 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
18678031 COMBINATION OF MODE-DEPENDENT AND FIXED TRANSFORM TYPES IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18847695 COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18788272 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19022980 VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND VIDEO DECODER Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18975075 LUMA INTRA MODE SIGNALING Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18832959 SMART ANNOTATION TOOL FOR PATHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES IN BRAIN SCANS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18805349 SIGNALING FOR BLOCK PARTITIONING Final Rejection TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18781820 LIST CONSTRUCTION AND SIGNALING OF TRANSFORM TYPES AND TRANSFORM SETS Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18624728 EFFICIENT ACTIVATION FUNCTION IN NEURAL NETWORK IMAGE COMPRESSION DECODER Final Rejection TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18308302 SETTING MAXIMUM NUMBER OF IBC CANDIDATES BASED ON MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MERGE CANDIDATES Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
17853076 MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCE FOR BLOCK WITH GEOMETRIC PARTITION Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19029230 METHOD FOR ENCODING AND/OR DECODING IMAGES ON MACROBLOCK LEVEL USING INTRA-PREDICTION Non-Final OA InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19058835 INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18997884 Method and Apparatus of Subblock-based Temporal Motion Vector Prediction with Reordering and Refinement in Video Coding Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chikaodili E Anyikire's allowance rate?

75.2% of resolved applications examined by Chikaodili E Anyikire were allowed (1,075 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chikaodili E Anyikire?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chikaodili E Anyikire take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chikaodili E Anyikire took 1,168 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chikaodili E Anyikire work in?

Chikaodili E Anyikire examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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