Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WALSH, KATHLEEN M.

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
433
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
843
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 421 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
80.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18350233 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH VIDEO CONVERSION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18818451 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING IN-LOOP FILTERING ON BASIS OF SUB-PICTURE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18921451 ENCODER, DECODER, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18914488 BV LIST CONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF IBC BLOCKS UNDER MERGE ESTIMATION REGION Non-Final OA Bytedance Inc.
18929071 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING PREDICTION MODE-RELATED SIGNAL IN INTRA PREDICTION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
18393437 PHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18902768 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION DURING ROBOTIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.

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