Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Behrooz M Senfi, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SENFI, BEHROOZ M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2482 2621

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
1,092
Total Applications
+9.6%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1068 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19158321 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19157970 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING QUANTIZATION ACCORDING TO IMAGE USE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19265911 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19301870 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
19160840 CODING UNIT BASED IMPLICIT NEURAL REPRESENTATION (INR) Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19165429 CONTEXT ADAPAPTIVE BINARY ARITHMETIC CODING INITIALIZATION FOR GRADUAL DECODER REFRESH PICTURES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Behrooz M Senfi's allowance rate?

83.0% of resolved applications examined by Behrooz M Senfi were allowed (1,068 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Behrooz M Senfi?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Behrooz M Senfi take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Behrooz M Senfi took 986 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Behrooz M Senfi work in?

Behrooz M Senfi examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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