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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Astewaye Gettu Zewede, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ZEWEDE, ASTEWAYE GETTU

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2481 2482 2662

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

ZEWEDE, ASTEWAYE GETTU has resolved 61 cases in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2481. The allowance rate is 80.3%, and the interview lift is 38.7%. The median time to allowance is 869 days. The reported allowance rate is accompanied by a meaningful interview lift, suggesting that applicants may benefit from combining focused interviews with carefully supported claim positions.

The company portfolio includes LG Electronics Inc., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and Bayes PLLC. Given the modest resolved-case record, practitioners should use these figures as a focused reference rather than a complete measure of examiner behavior.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+38.7%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
68.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19119065 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BITSTREAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19114202 IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON HIGH-LEVEL SYNTAX FOR DEFINING PROFILE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH BITSTREAM IS STORED Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18719226 TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR POINT CLOUD DATA, METHOD PERFORMED BY SAID TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE FOR POINT CLOUD DATA, AND METHOD PERFORMED BY SAID RECEPTION DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19244339 COMPRESSION APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18852607 TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT DECISION APPARATUS, VEHICLE, TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT DECISION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18897091 METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VEHICLE FINDING Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
19331672 ASYMMETRIC BLENDING FOR WEDGE-BASED PREDICTION AND GEOMETRIC PARTITIONING MODE Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
19182164 EXTENSIBLE SUPPLEMENTAL ENHANCEMENT INFORMATION FOR BINARY METADATA FOR VIDEO STREAMS Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
19182446 MULTI-TEMPLATE DECODER SIDE INTRA MODE DERIVATION Final Rejection Tencent America LLC
18855127 MOTION INFORMATION CANDIDATES RE-ORDERING Non-Final OA InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
19269624 ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, BITSTREAM, ENCODER, DECODER AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
19473754 IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA KDDI Corporation
18194386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING FILM GRAIN NOISE TO SCALED VIDEO Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Astewaye Gettu Zewede's allowance rate?

80.3% of resolved applications examined by Astewaye Gettu Zewede were allowed (61 resolved cases), compared with 66.0% across Art Unit 2481 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Astewaye Gettu Zewede?

This examiner's interview lift is +38.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Astewaye Gettu Zewede take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Astewaye Gettu Zewede took 869 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Astewaye Gettu Zewede work in?

Astewaye Gettu Zewede examines applications in Art Unit 2481 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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