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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Fabio S Lima, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LIMA, FABIO S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2482 2486 2872 3645

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

LIMA, FABIO S is assigned to USPTO tech center 3600 and art unit 2482. The profile records 444 resolved cases, a 77.3% allowance rate, a 14.6% interview lift, and a median of 830 days to allowance. The case volume supports using these results as practical context, while the interview figure suggests that direct examiner discussion can complement written amendments.

LG Electronics Inc., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and Bytedance Inc. are the leading companies. Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP, and Astute IP Law Group are the listed firms. The mix of communications and consumer technology matters makes clear articulation of claim scope and technical implementation important.

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

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+25.3% vs TC avg
486
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 444 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19324443 MIXED NAL UNIT TYPE-BASED IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19108628 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
19052112 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND DEVICE USING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19190936 ADAPTIVE TRANSFORM TYPE SETS BASED ON FRAME LEVEL STATISTICS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18923398 Explicit Address Signaling In Video Coding Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19337791 ADAPTIVE RANGE FOR CLIPPING PROCESSES FOR VIDEO AND IMAGE COMPRESSION Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19259985 ADAPTIVE USAGE OF DECODER SIDE MOTION VECTOR REFINEMENT AND BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL FLOW Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19205593 METHODS, DEVICES, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MULTI-SYMBOL ARITHMETIC CODING Final Rejection Tencent America LLC.
19267426 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19178167 DOWN-SAMPLING METHODS AND RATIOS FOR SUPER-RESOLUTION BASED VIDEO CODING Final Rejection BYTEDANCE INC.
19074279 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR POINT CLOUD CODING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19228292 MOTION VECTOR DERIVATION IN VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19109808 ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS USING TEMPLATE-BASED TOOL AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUSES Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18838532 REDUCING THE AMORTIZATION GAP IN END-TO-END MACHINE LEARNING IMAGE COMPRESSION Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19254186 INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19256896 CCLM PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19214898 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING IMAGE ON BASIS OF TRANSFORM Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18785150 VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING BASED ON SIGNALING OF SCALING LIST DATA Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19119010 VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA ZTE CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Fabio S Lima's allowance rate?

77.3% of resolved applications examined by Fabio S Lima were allowed (444 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Fabio S Lima?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Fabio S Lima take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Fabio S Lima took 830 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Fabio S Lima work in?

Fabio S Lima examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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