Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1737 1746

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.8%
Allow Rate
-20.2% vs TC avg
172
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
1395
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18476975 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18337931 LAMINATE FOR FORMING IMAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17896712 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, RESIST FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE 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
17219818 CHEMICAL LIQUID AND CHEMICAL LIQUID STORAGE BODY Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18509184 METAL CONTAINING PHOTORESIST DEVELOPER COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS INCLUDING STEP OF DEVELOPING USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
19191989 LITHOGRAPHICALLY PATTERNED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE HYDROGELS, PHOTO-CURABLE COMPOSITIONS, AND ELASTOMERS FORMED FROM SUCH COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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
18197234 ONIUM SALT COMPOUND, POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18232717 PHOTORESIST UNDER-LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17737810 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
16870704 PHOTORESIST UNDER-LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18030668 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN MULTILAYER BODY Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17599093 POSITIVE TYPE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIST PATTERN USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
17442835 THIN FILM RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIST FILM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
16958769 A NEGATIVE TONE LIFT OFF RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ALKALI SOLUBLE RESIN AND CROSS LINKERS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL FILM PATTERNS ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
16651110 POSITIVE TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE SILOXANE COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM USING THE SAME Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18514551 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18271038 PHOTO TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18014130 FILM FORMING COMPOSITION FOR LITHOGRAPHY, RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, AND CIRCUIT PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18560234 METHOD FOR SELECTING PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PATTERNED CURED FILM, CURED FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
17020008 PHOTORESIST FOR EUV AND/OR E-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA IMEC VZW
18445668 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAMINATE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection CHANG CHUN PLASTICS CO., LTD.

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