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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Clifford Hilaire, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HILAIRE, CLIFFORD

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2482 2488 2618 2685

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

HILAIRE, CLIFFORD has resolved 447 cases in tech center 2600 and art unit 2482. The allowance rate is 71.8%, and the interview lift is 14.9%. The median time to allowance is 947 days. The figures show a solid allowance record with a moderate examination timeline, while interviews offer a measured but not dominant additional avenue.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Adeia Imaging LLC, and Canon Inc. are the leading companies. ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C., Astute IP Law Group, and Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC are the listed firms. The profile combines communications and imaging experience for practitioner reference.

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

Performance Statistics

71.8%
Allow Rate
+9.8% vs TC avg
508
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
947
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 447 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19473702 POSITION DEPENDENT FILTERING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19143600 REDUCING COMPLEXITY OF VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19385661 ENCODING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18492754 KNOWLEDGE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
17683790 ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18942291 AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF INTRAORAL 3D SCANNER Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
19303107 USE-CASE DRIVEN CONTEXT MODEL SELECTION FOR HYBRID VIDEO CODING TOOLS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18415380 Accelerating Machine Vision with Peripheral and Focal Processing using Artificial Neural Networks Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18622761 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19002909 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BIT STREAM IS STORED Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
17174067 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL Final Rejection KT CORPORATION
19192268 Liveness Detection for Mobile Devices Final Rejection Adeia Imaging LLC
17704822 EYE LIVENESS DETECTION FOR MOBILE DEVICES Final Rejection Adeia Imaging LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Clifford Hilaire's allowance rate?

71.8% of resolved applications examined by Clifford Hilaire were allowed (447 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Clifford Hilaire?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Clifford Hilaire take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Clifford Hilaire took 947 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Clifford Hilaire work in?

Clifford Hilaire examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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