Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Kathleen V Nguyen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2486

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kathleen V. Nguyen serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. With 309 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 67.3%. This 67.3% rate serves as a benchmark for applicant success during the examination phase. Practitioners can use this metric to inform their strategy when filing new applications or responding to office actions within this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 25.7%. This value indicates that applications are more likely to reach allowance after an interview compared to the overall allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 1053. This 1053-day timeline represents the middle point of the pendency period for successful applications. Companies include Bytedance Inc., LG Electronics Inc., and Canon Inc. Legal representation is often provided by Arch & Lake LLP, Astute IP Law Group, and Bayes PLLC. The 309 resolved cases and 25.7% lift provide a foundation for managing prosecution timelines.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
334
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 309 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19145810 CHANNEL PREDICTION-BASED FEATURE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19076470 IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18649574 POSTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18852449 MEASURING DEVICE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF OPTICAL 2D AND 3D IMAGE CAPTURING METHODS Non-Final OA BESI SWITZERLAND AG
18949948 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
19099785 AERIAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19310298 MICROSCOPE, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
19298086 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19252495 On Unified Neural Network For In-Loop Filtering For Video Coding Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19226715 VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, DECODER, ENCODER AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19117259 INTER PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kathleen V Nguyen's allowance rate?

67.3% of resolved applications examined by Kathleen V Nguyen were allowed (309 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kathleen V Nguyen?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kathleen V Nguyen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kathleen V Nguyen took 1,053 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kathleen V Nguyen work in?

Kathleen V Nguyen examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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