Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Richard David Champion, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1715 1737 1746 2812

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID has 130 resolved cases, with a 46.2% allowance rate and a median of 1402 days to allowance. The profile is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and art unit 1715. The 11.1% interview lift indicates a positive but limited measured association.

The listed companies are Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Merck Patent GmbH. JCIPRNET, SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP are the listed firms with the most representation. The allowance figure and median timing support early attention to claim strategy and prosecution sequencing.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

46.2%
Allow Rate
-21.8% vs TC avg
189
Total Applications
+11.1%
Interview Lift
1402
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18424834 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18421987 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18475635 LAMINATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LAMINATE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18337931 LAMINATE FOR FORMING IMAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17591943 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, RESIST FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18483911 POLYCARBOXYLATE COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17599093 POSITIVE TYPE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIST PATTERN USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
16757435 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH-DEFINED PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18691307 SILOXANE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING CURED FILM, CURED FILM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYSILOXANE Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18384038 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER USING THE SAME, AND COLOR FILTER Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18473132 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18580803 TEMPLATE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18377215 Onium Salt, Resist Composition, And Patterning Process Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18080981 CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
16870704 PHOTORESIST UNDER-LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Richard David Champion's allowance rate?

46.2% of resolved applications examined by Richard David Champion were allowed (130 resolved cases), compared with 51.6% across Art Unit 1715 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Richard David Champion?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Richard David Champion take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Richard David Champion took 1,402 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Richard David Champion work in?

Richard David Champion examines applications in Art Unit 1715 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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