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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Paul Anthony Berry, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2898 4100

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.6%
Allow Rate
+30.6% vs TC avg
99
Total Applications
-1.3%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
26.5%
§102 Novelty
54.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18464608 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18464348 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17742852 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18435035 SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18834732 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17710837 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES WITH FULL-WRAP CONTACT STRUCTURE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18440348 ASYMMETRIC TRANSISTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18046650 TSV-BUMP STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
17848021 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING HIGH-ASPECT-RATIO CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18011658 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18620222 METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18611527 PLASMA ASSISTED METAL OXIDE REDUCTION Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18062034 GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICE WITHOUT DIELECTRIC INNER SPACER Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18440209 GRAIN GROWTH OF SILICON BY METAL INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18512894 LOW RESISTIVITY GAPFILL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17875535 PATTERNING SCHEME TO IMPROVE EUV RESIST AND HARD MASK SELECTIVITY Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18352708 SOURCE/DRAIN FEATURES FOR STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18323179 DIODE-CONTAINING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18150027 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17899865 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18194748 Blocking Structures on Isolation Structures Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Paul Anthony Berry's allowance rate?

90.6% of resolved applications examined by Paul Anthony Berry were allowed (53 resolved cases), compared with 80.2% across Art Unit 2898 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Paul Anthony Berry?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Paul Anthony Berry take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Paul Anthony Berry took 1,242 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Paul Anthony Berry work in?

Paul Anthony Berry examines applications in Art Unit 2898 in Tech Center 4100.

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