Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Farhan Mahmud, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MAHMUD, FARHAN

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2481 2483

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

MAHMUD, FARHAN works in Tech Center 2400 and art unit 2481. The data covers 403 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 56.8%. The median days to allowance is 1303, so applicants should account for a prosecution timeline that may extend well beyond the initial examination cycle.

The interview lift is 9.7%, indicating that interviews are associated with a positive change in allowance outcomes in this profile. The listed companies are Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Bytedance Inc., and InterDigital Inc. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, and Astute IP Law Group. This mix points to experience with digital platforms, communications technology, and related software-heavy portfolios.

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

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
452
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 403 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
34.0%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19116826 VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18810814 IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18620593 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17616682 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18223925 ESTIMATED MACROBLOCK DISTORTION CO-OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19100225 VARIABLE INTRA-FRAME (I-FRAME) TIME INTERVAL AND GROUP OF PICTURE (GOP) LENGTH FOR VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19299294 CROSS-COMPONENT RESIDUAL PREDICTION ON CHROMA SIGNALING AND INTRATMP MODE Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19262006 BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL FLOW ON GPM WITH BI-PREDICTIVE MOTION VECTOR Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
18643479 Context Derivation for Signaling Zero Residual Flag of a Transform Block Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19090816 Enhanced Signalling of Lost Or Corrupted Samples In a Media File Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19064222 ON SAO AND CCSAO Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18586263 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
18722933 GDR INTERACTION WITH TEMPLATE BASED TOOLS IN INTER SLICE Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18722553 DELINEATION MAP SIGNALING Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19015188 NEW CONDITIONAL CODING FOR LEARNING-BASED DYNAMIC POINT CLOUD CODING FRAMEWORK Final Rejection InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
19149951 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING INTRA TEMPLATE MATCHING PREDICTION Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19148313 VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CHROMA PREDICTION Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19100960 OPTICAL DEVICE Final Rejection HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Farhan Mahmud's allowance rate?

56.8% of resolved applications examined by Farhan Mahmud were allowed (403 resolved cases), compared with 66.0% across Art Unit 2481 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Farhan Mahmud?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Farhan Mahmud take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Farhan Mahmud took 1,303 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Farhan Mahmud work in?

Farhan Mahmud examines applications in Art Unit 2481 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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