Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2814

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+20.2% vs TC avg
550
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
804
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 527 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.7%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18380848 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18175176 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18500345 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18469465 SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE INTERCONNECT Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18763777 SELF-ALIGNED GATE ENDCAP (SAGE) ARCHITECTURES WITH GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES ABOVE INSULATOR SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17958302 SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS FOR NON-PLANAR TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18393449 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18411331 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING INTEGRATION FOR BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR (BJT) Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18465815 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17890571 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18643212 Depositing and Oxidizing Silicon Liner for Forming Isolation Regions Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18628112 AIR SPACERS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18618815 SELF-ALIGNED BARRIER FOR METAL VIAS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18357797 FIN FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18391776 DIRECT APPLIED INTERPOSER FOR CO-PACKAGED OPTICS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17896278 Barrier-Less Jumper Structure for Line-to-Line Connections Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation

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