Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Matthew K Kwan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KWAN, MATTHEW K

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

KWAN, MATTHEW K is assigned to tech center 2400 and art unit 2482. The record includes 380 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 71.3% and a median of 1083 days to allowance. The interview lift is 33.3%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported cases.

The listed companies are LG Electronics Inc., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. The listed firms include Arch & Lake LLP, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP. Practitioners may consider interviews as one component of a broader response strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
406
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 380 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
60.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19284964 ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTERING-BASED IMAGE CODING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19111426 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUT DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18286922 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19474169 Signaling Base-Mesh Motion Vectors for Video-Based Mesh Coding Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18847128 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19333150 CHROMA BLOCK VECTOR AND CHROMA CODING MODE DERIVATION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19261875 IMPROVEMENT FOR INTRA MODE CODING Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
19212580 ANGULAR INTRA PREDICTION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
17761254 ADAPTIVE INTERPOLATION FILTER FOR MOTION COMPENSATION Non-Final OA InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19474006 ASYMMETRIC FRAME RATE CODING OF REGIONS OF INTEREST Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Matthew K Kwan's allowance rate?

71.3% of resolved applications examined by Matthew K Kwan were allowed (380 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Matthew K Kwan?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Matthew K Kwan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Matthew K Kwan took 1,083 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Matthew K Kwan work in?

Matthew K Kwan examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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