Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHU, JOHN S Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1722 1737 1752 1795 2881

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

John S Y Chu works in Art Unit 1722 of Tech Center 2800 and has 981 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 76.8 percent. This percentage reflects the frequency of grants within the examiner's portfolio. The median days to allowance is 1075, which measures the time from the initial filing to the final issuance.

The interview lift is 5.4 percent. This figure indicates the increase in the probability of success for cases that include an interview. Practitioners can use this 5.4 percent lift to evaluate the impact of oral advocacy. The 981 cases provide a robust foundation for these observations in Art Unit 1722.

The 1075 median days to allowance acts as a guide for prosecution timelines in Tech Center 2800. With an allowance rate of 76.8 percent, the data shows the frequency of successful outcomes. These metrics offer a clear perspective on the examiner's historical performance. The record of resolved cases helps in understanding the procedural environment.

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

Performance Statistics

76.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
1,044
Total Applications
+5.4%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 981 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18377365 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18212913 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18098233 PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYMER CAPABLE OF MULTI-STEP DEPROTECTION REACTION, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYMER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17938338 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17909999 NEGATIVE TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING REFLECTANCE MODIFIER Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18214200 PATTERN FORMING METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND KIT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18059198 ON-PRESS DEVELOPMENT TYPE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18059205 LAMINATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17946148 PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL, TRANSFER FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CIRCUIT WIRING, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL, AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17902404 TRANSFER FILM, PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17935185 PHOTOSENSITIVE STRUCTURAL BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE STRUCTURAL BODY, AND INKJET RECORDING HEAD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18291075 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
19070505 SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PREPARING THEREOF AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18379860 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER USING THE SAME AND COLOR FILTER Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18244370 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER USING THE SAME, AND COLOR FILTER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18479181 SPIN-ON ADHESION PROMOTER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18005594 PHOTORESISTS FROM SN(II) PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18782565 RESIN, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18312199 COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17726036 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION WITH NOVEL SOLVENT Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18093537 ADDITIVES FOR METALLIC PHOTORESIST Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
17429015 FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING RAW PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18379106 EUV PHOTORESIST AND UNDERLAYER ADHESION MODULATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17950685 HIGH RESOLUTION LATENT IMAGE PROCESSING, CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT AND THERMAL DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18487617 METHOD OF FORMING LINE PATTERN IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17652515 PHOTO-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION FOR INSULATING FILM FOR TOUCH PANEL OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD.
18256899 RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
17759396 RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Final Rejection TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
17814718 CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE, RESIST COATING MATERIAL, RESIST, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18404506 ONIUM SALT, CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

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