Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2419 2482 2485 2486 2621

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-13.9% vs TC avg
437
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1591
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 420 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
35.2%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19255462 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19040508 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19040504 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19062658 TRANSFORM SET SELECTION FOR NON-DIRECTIONAL INTRA MODES IN VIDEO CODING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18808959 METHOD FOR DERIVATION OF PICTURE OUTPUT FOR NON-REFERENCED PICTURE IN CODED VIDEO STREAM Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18704673 IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATION
18969387 INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18951657 ROAD SITUATION DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ABNORMAL SITUATION Final Rejection SK Planet Co., Ltd.
18877992 SIGNALING CORRECTIONS FOR A CONVOLUTIONAL CROSS-COMPONENT MODEL Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18876639 TEMPLATE MATCHING PREDICTION WITH SUB-SAMPLING Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19033229 DRAP AND EDRAP IN THE ISOBMFF Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19284418 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18868543 METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A MODEL OF A DENTAL ARCH Final Rejection DENTAL MONITORING

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