Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2485

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
+6.0% vs TC avg
465
Total Applications
+20.9%
Interview Lift
1138
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 453 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18467954 METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL AND DEVICE FOR SAME Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18661879 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING WITH NON-RECTANGULAR PARTITIONING Non-Final OA OP Solutions, LLC
18513581 IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING, VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING: METHODS, SYSTEMS AND TRAINING METHODS Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18784857 VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING VIDEO COMPRESSION WITH AID OF CONTENT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS AND ASSOCIATED VIDEO ENCODING METHOD Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
18350897 VIDEO ENCODER AND VIDEO ENCODING METHOD WITH REAL-TIME QUALITY ESTIMATION Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.
17500556 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATINS CORP. LTD

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