Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Maria E Vazquez Colon, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2482 4100

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E has resolved 590 cases in technology center 4100 and art unit 2482. The allowance rate is 73.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1086 days. Interviews are associated with a 13.8% lift in the allowance rate. The substantial record provides a useful basis for understanding prosecution activity in this docket.

Canon Inc., LG Electronics Inc., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. are the listed leading companies. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC), Nixon Peabody LLP, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP are the listed leading firms. Counsel can use these entities to identify recurring stakeholders and treat interview practice as a measured, but not exclusive, part of response planning.

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

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
632
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 590 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19076845 PROVIDING SEGMENT PRESENCE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19316868 ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING PICTURE OUTPUT TIMING INFORMATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19065011 INTER-PREDICTION-BASED IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18881201 ILLUMINATION COMPENSATION-BASED IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18685050 IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19252428 IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19252573 IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19252538 IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19253033 IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19275662 Sub-picture Level Indicator Signaling In Video Coding Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19267026 Gradual Decoding Refresh In Video Coding Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19355934 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA Tencent America LLC
19249666 HARMONIZATION BETWEEN DIFFERNT VIDEO PROCESS MODE Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18879434 Method and Apparatus of Dependent Quantization for Video Coding Final Rejection MEDIATEK INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maria E Vazquez Colon's allowance rate?

73.4% of resolved applications examined by Maria E Vazquez Colon were allowed (590 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maria E Vazquez Colon?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maria E Vazquez Colon take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maria E Vazquez Colon took 1,086 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maria E Vazquez Colon work in?

Maria E Vazquez Colon examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 4100.

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