Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2898

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.9%
Allow Rate
+25.9% vs TC avg
85
Total Applications
+0.4%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
90.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18488409 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18464348 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18350999 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18046491 IMAGE SENSOR 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.
17720793 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17884479 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18512894 LOW RESISTIVITY GAPFILL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17558046 GATE-ALL-AROUND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING SOURCE OR DRAIN-LAST STRUCTURES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17822421 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STADIUM STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17848021 MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING HIGH-ASPECT-RATIO CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18011658 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18352708 SOURCE/DRAIN FEATURES FOR STACKED MULTI-GATE DEVICE Non-Final OA 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 Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18313177 SURFACE ENERGY MODIFICATION IN HYBRID BONDING Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18464838 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18380345 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18098803 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18562249 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18124563 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd.

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