Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ALAWDI, ANWER AHMED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2147 2851

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
36
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1346
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.3%
§102 Novelty
91.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18065870 PROCESS PROXIMITY CORRECTION METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18048205 METHOD OF CORRECTING A DESIGN LAYOUT OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, A COMPUTING DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17841734 MASK LAYOUT CORRECTION METHODS BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING, AND MASK MANUFACTURING METHODS INCLUDING THE CORRECTION METHODS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18484016 SCALING FOR DIE-LAST ADVANCED IC PACKAGING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17545781 RECIPE OPTIMIZATION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17924626 SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS, AND METHODS FOR GENERATING PATTERNING DEVICES AND PATTERNS THEREFOR Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17796434 DETERMINING LITHOGRAPHIC MATCHING PERFORMANCE Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17780287 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING TARGET FEATURES OF A PATTERN IMAGED ONTO A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17806273 MICROROBOT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
17906979 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING FPGA CHIP TOP-LEVEL SCHEMATIC AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PANGO MICROSYSTEMS CO.,LTD.
17836992 PHOTOMASK DESIGN CORRECTION METHOD Final Rejection United Microelectronics Corp.
17558952 BOOLEAN METHODS FOR ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER (ECO) PATCH IDENTIFICATION Final Rejection Synopsys, Inc.
17780345 TOOL FOR USE IN WELL TUBING AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Expro North Sea Limited

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