Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DUCLAIR, STEPHANIE P.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1713 1716 1784 1792 3723

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
852
Total Applications
+19.8%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 818 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
77.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18603614 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING SLURRY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18757975 PLASMA ETCHING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17699655 POLISHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
18084303 Hardmask to substrate pattern transfer method for Microfabrication of micro to mesoscale, high aspect ratio, multi-level, 3D Structures Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18845163 ETCHING METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
18732353 NESTED-LOOP ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION WITH INHIBITION AND/OR ETCH Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18620762 CONTROLLING ETCH EDGE EFFECTS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited

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