Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2898 4100

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.2%
Allow Rate
+30.2% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
-1.3%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 51 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§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.
18214861 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17742852 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18408102 MULTILAYER ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS ON TEXTURED SURFACE FOR BACK ILLUMINATED SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18743068 HIGH-BANDWIDTH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGING OF MEMORY AND LOGIC Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17741621 3D Packaging Heterogeneous Area Array Interconnections Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18082486 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18834732 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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
18562249 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18062034 GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICE WITHOUT DIELECTRIC INNER SPACER Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17958735 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
17950740 MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18440348 ASYMMETRIC TRANSISTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17848021 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING HIGH-ASPECT-RATIO CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18403587 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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.
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.
18620222 METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18611527 PLASMA ASSISTED METAL OXIDE REDUCTION Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18380345 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18394182 DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection AUO Corporation
18435035 SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17714445 BUMP STRUCTURE OF CHIP Final Rejection SITRONIX TECHNOLOGY CORP.

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