Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kathleen M. Walsh, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WALSH, KATHLEEN M.

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

WALSH, KATHLEEN M. works in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. The record includes 438 resolved cases, with an 80.1% allowance rate and a median of 839 days to allowance. The allowance rate indicates that most matters in the record reached allowance, and the median timing places that outcome within a period shorter than the longer prosecution timelines reflected elsewhere in the data.

The 17.9% interview lift shows a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance. The leading companies are LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Display Co., Ltd., and Nanjing University. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP, and McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP. Applicants may benefit from pairing focused interviews with written amendments that preserve commercially important claim scope.

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

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+22.1% vs TC avg
459
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
839
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 438 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18728694 POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
19204381 METHOD FOR VIDEO-BASED PATCH-WISE VECTOR QUANTIZED AUTO-ENCODER CODEBOOK LEARNING FOR VIDEO ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19469321 NON-SEPARABLE TRANSFORMS FOR LOW DELAY APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19256643 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, BITSTREAM, ENCODER, DECODER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19472652 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF UNIFIED CLASSIFICATION IN IN-LOOP FILTERING IN VIDEO CODING Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18997289 Method and Apparatus for Blending Prediction in Video Coding System Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
19234006 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kathleen M. Walsh's allowance rate?

80.1% of resolved applications examined by Kathleen M. Walsh were allowed (438 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kathleen M. Walsh?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kathleen M. Walsh take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kathleen M. Walsh took 839 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kathleen M. Walsh work in?

Kathleen M. Walsh examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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