Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2487

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.9%
Allow Rate
+20.9% vs TC avg
909
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
882
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 868 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18809838 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18809722 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18809823 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18809694 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18809833 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18808837 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19025004 CHROMA INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19016077 METHOD FOR COLOUR COMPONENT PREDICTION, ENCODER, DECODER AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18795642 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS USING SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19034636 PERFORMING CHROMA DEBLOCKING FOR BLOCKS WHICH USE JOINT CHROMA CODING Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18985922 Encoder, a Decoder and Corresponding Methods Using an Adaptive Loop Filter Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18966042 Image Processing Device and Method For Performing Quality Optimized Deblocking Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18606608 VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19025968 Adaptive Transfer Function for Video Encoding and Decoding Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18785699 DYNAMIC RANGE HANDLING OF HIGH DIMENSIONAL INVERSE AUTOCORRELATION IN OPTICAL FLOW REFINEMENT Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
19009558 IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18734509 QUANTIZATION OFFSETS FOR DEPENDENT QUANTIZATION IN VIDEO CODING Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18719631 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH ADAPTIVE DEPENDENT QUANTIZATION Final Rejection InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
18561695 METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18824376 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHROMA SAMPLING Final Rejection ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
19031177 Augmented Reality Assisted Communication Non-Final OA RobotArmy Corp.
18356396 RANGE IMAGING DEVICE AND RANGE IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18758625 ENDOSCOPE SENSOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION Non-Final OA Lumenis, Ltd.
18367425 DATA FUSION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LiDAR SYSTEM AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA INNOVUSION (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
18257550 POLARIZATION-BASED LIGHT EMISSION AND DETECTION IN A LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA OSRAM GmbH

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