Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2800 2813 2814 3646

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Marc Anthony Armand is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2800. He has 1079 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 83.5 percent. This 83.5 percent rate provides a metric for applicants to evaluate the frequency of patent grants. With 1079 resolved cases, the data offers a historical record for practitioners to analyze when developing their prosecution strategy.

The data shows an interview lift of 4.1 percent, which is a statistic that describes the change in allowance probability following an interview. This 4.1 percent lift is a data point for practitioners to consider. The median days to allowance is 883, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle. This 883-day median is a key figure for managing the timeline for patent issuance. These figures from Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2800 serve as the basis for understanding the examiner's performance and efficiency.

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

Performance Statistics

83.4%
Allow Rate
+31.4% vs TC avg
1,097
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
884
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1080 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
58.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18673973 POLARIZING MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18585678 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18623118 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE HAVING A DIE INTERCONNECT AND A DIE LEVEL DISTRIBUTION (DLD) METALLIZATION LAYER INCLUDING A METAL LINE AND A METAL PAD HAVING A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE METAL LINE FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL PATH CONDUCTIVITY BETWEEN THE DIE INTERCONNECT AND THE METAL PAD Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18090140 SOCKET INTERFACE FRAMES FOR DEVICES WITH IMPROVED-PERFORMANCE SUBSTRATES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18780059 BOTTOM-UP METAL NITRIDE FORMATION Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18834279 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18779906 Mixed Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Radar Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18584044 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18753858 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE WITH THERMAL PAD Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18648632 STUD BUMP FOR WIREBONDING HIGH VOLTAGE ISOLATION BARRIER CONNECTION Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18514770 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PASSIVE COMPONENT IN AN INTERCONNECTION PART, AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18677191 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18582702 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18790354 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING INSERTION LOSS PERFORMANCE OF AN ANTENNA SWITCH Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18822512 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18774315 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18774042 Dual Purpose Millimeter Wave Frequency Band Transmitter Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18811225 GAN EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18886493 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Socionext Inc.
18413859 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A SCHOTTKY SOURCE CONTACT STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18801310 IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18621338 PARTITIONED LEADFRAME FOR MULTI-DIE DISCRETE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18472122 DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Final Rejection IMEC VZW
18671474 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.

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