Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SUH, JOSEPH JINWOO

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2485

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph Jinwoo Suh examines cases in Art Unit 2485 of Tech Center 2400. A total of 529 resolved cases are included in the data for this profile. The 78.1 percent allowance rate shows the portion of resolved applications that result in a grant. The 7.4 percent lift indicates the increase in the probability of a grant following an interview. This lift is a comparison to the baseline allowance rate of 78.1 percent. Practitioners can use the 7.4 percent figure to evaluate the impact of direct communication.

The median time to allowance is 966 days. This 966-day timeframe measures the span from application to patent issuance. Art Unit 2485 is the group where these 529 resolved cases were processed. Tech Center 2400 provides the broader organizational context for the examiner's work. Practitioners can use these metrics to set expectations for the length of the prosecution cycle. The data provides a basis for evaluating the impact of interviews during the patent application process.

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

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+20.1% vs TC avg
547
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
966
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 529 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
64.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19115559 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18381306 IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DECODING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18929518 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING LEADING PICTURES IN SOURCE PICTURE TIMING INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19254801 ON PAIRWISE MERGE CANDIDATES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19126401 CODING FORMAT FOR OPTIMIZED ENCODING OF VOLUMETRIC VIDEO Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19273510 Method and Apparatus for Coding Mode Selection in Video Coding System Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18986675 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING Final Rejection Bytedance Inc.
19193459 VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18952477 STRAY LIGHT REDUCTION IN EYE/FACE TRACKING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18904036 TECHNIQUES FOR DEBANDING IN THE INVERSE TRANSFORM STAGE OF A VIDEO CODING PIPELINE Non-Final OA NETFLIX, INC.
18956274 INHERITANCE IN SAMPLE ARRAY MULTITREE SUBDIVISION Non-Final OA Dolby Video Compression, LLC
18956548 Agricultural Vehicles Including an Imaging Controller, and Related Methods Final Rejection AGCO Corporation

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