Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BECKER, JOSEPH W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2483 2486

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
412
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1029
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 401 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18871775 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19226443 DECODER, ENCODER AND METHODS FOR MIXING NAL UNITS OF DIFFERENT NAL UNIT TYPES IN VIDEO STREAMS Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
19313552 ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19002390 ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19007675 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19260113 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19260188 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19260146 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19257223 ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER-BASED VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19045514 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SIGNALING OF SYNTAX ELEMENTS IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19307229 VIDEO ENCODING AND DISTRIBUTION METHODS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
19193085 DOORBELL COMMUNITIES Non-Final OA SKYBELL TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC

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