Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHOU, SHIH TSUN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+7.8% vs TC avg
481
Total Applications
+17.8%
Interview Lift
885
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 450 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
84.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18231734 INTERFACIAL NITRIDATION FOR GROWTH OF PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED HEUSLER FILMS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18509307 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18471472 MIDDLE OF LINE DIELECTRIC LAYER ENGINEERING FOR VIA VOID PREVENTION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18238291 MEMORY DEVICE HAVING 2-TRANSISTOR VERTICAL MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY ELEMENT BETWEEN CHANNEL REGION AND CONDUCTIVE PLATE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18542996 INTERCONNECT SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
17797779 Laser Lift-Off Processing System Including Metal Grid Final Rejection Lumileds LLC
18466868 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18531089 BACK-END ACTIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18163272 RESISTIVE RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES WITH COMPOUND NON-REACTIVE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA TetraMem Inc.
18074533 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month