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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2143 2400 2444 2451 2453 2481 2484
This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases
William C. Vaughn Jr. is an examiner in Art Unit 2143 of Tech Center 2400, with 54 resolved cases. The allowance rate is low at 33.3%, and the median days to allowance is 1249. This indicates a challenging and somewhat slow prosecution process for the 54 resolved cases. Applicants should be prepared for a high rate of rejection and a timeline that may involve multiple rounds of examination before a final resolution is reached.
However, the interview lift of 51.2% is very high, suggesting that interviews are a critical tool for overcoming the 33.3% baseline. This 51.2% lift indicates that direct communication can dramatically improve the odds of success and help resolve technical disagreements. For the 54 resolved cases, the data shows that an interview is a highly recommended strategy. The 1249-day median pendency should be factored into the prosecution plan, and practitioners should use interviews early to move toward a grant more effectively. Given the substantial lift, an interview could be the most important step in achieving a favorable outcome with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18713242 | OBSTACLE DETECTION APPARATUS, OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NEC CORPORATION |
| 18523432 | PACKET PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 19088628 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| 18371836 | ENHANCED TELEMETRY FOR NETWORK-BASED COMMUNICATIONS | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 19178180 | SWITCHABLE INPUT SOURCES BASED EXTENDED TAPS FOR ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTER IN VIDEO CODING | Final Rejection | BYTEDANCE INC. |
| 18634611 | Generating A Unified Virtual Background Image For Multiple Video Conference Participants | Final Rejection | Zoom Communications, Inc. |
| 19041884 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF VIDEOS WITH SYNTHESIZED FILM GRAIN | Final Rejection | NETFLIX, INC. |
| 18908563 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED TIME SCALES AND ACCURATE PRESENTATION TIME STAMPS | Non-Final OA | Netflix, Inc. |
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