Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MIKESKA, NEIL R

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2485

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Neil R. Mikeska is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2485. The data includes 498 resolved cases for this examiner. These cases result in an allowance rate of 74.3 percent. This 74.3 percent allowance rate serves as a metric for practitioners to evaluate the probability of a patent grant in this art unit.

The interview lift is 6.7 percent. This 6.7 percent lift indicates the increase in the probability of allowance associated with conducting an interview. Practitioners may use this figure to decide on the utility of direct communication with the examiner. The allowance rate and the lift together offer a statistical overview of the examiner's history.

The median days to allowance is 1000. This 1000-day figure represents the middle point of the time required for an application to reach allowance under this examiner's review. With 498 resolved cases as the sample, the timeline serves as a basis for planning. Practitioners can use this metric to set expectations for the duration of the prosecution process in Tech Center 2400.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
506
Total Applications
+6.7%
Interview Lift
1000
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 498 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
63.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18638091 VIDEO DECODING ENGINE FOR PARALLEL DECODING OF MULTIPLE INPUT VIDEO STREAMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19061582 PARTITIONED INTRA CODING CONCEPT Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18568132 HIGH-LEVEL SYNTAX FOR PICTURE RESAMPLING Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19300055 MULTIPLE ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER PROCESSED RECONSTRUCTIONS IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18586214 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.

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