Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: AU, BAC H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2822 2898

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
852
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
877
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 825 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
80.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18384687 DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ADHESION CHARACTERISTICS IN NON-ACTIVE AREA Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18532617 LOWERING GATE ASPECT RATIO ON STI REGION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18091270 IC DIE PACKAGES WITH LOW CTE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18177979 PATTERN FORMING METHOD, TEMPLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18535882 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH MOS TRANSISTORS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18733512 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING LINER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18524533 METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) CAPACITORS WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18348211 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18232718 Contact Structure For Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18523734 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Renesas Electronics Corporation
18364487 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17680377 STRUCTURE FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT MARK AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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