Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WALSH, KATHLEEN M.

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+21.5% vs TC avg
430
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
895
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 410 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18350233 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH VIDEO CONVERSION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18893718 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE SIGNAL Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC
18825219 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PREDICTION ON BASIS OF RECONFIGURED PREDICTION MODE TYPE OF LEAF NODE, AND BITSTREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
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.
18795627 IMAGE CODING APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON SIGNALING OF INFORMATION FOR FILTERING Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18783241 RULES FOR INTRA-PICTURE PREDICTION MODES WHEN WAVEFRONT PARALLEL PROCESSING IS ENABLED Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18921451 ENCODER, DECODER, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18799023 ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, 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.
18902768 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION DURING ROBOTIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18393437 PHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZTE Corporation
18929071 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING PREDICTION MODE-RELATED SIGNAL IN INTRA PREDICTION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY

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