Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Christine A Enad, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ENAD, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2823

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

ENAD, CHRISTINE A examines in tech center 2800 and art unit 2811. The profile includes 1367 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 84.5%. The median time to allowance is 729 days. The high allowance rate and comparatively shorter recorded timeline provide a favorable prosecution profile for practitioners evaluating expected examination dynamics.

The interview lift is 10.2%, reflecting a modest positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Intel Corporation, and Innolux Corporation are the top companies. The listed firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, and Arcane Law PLLC. These participants provide useful context for portfolio work, while the individual application remains the controlling basis for strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

84.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
1,410
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
729
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1367 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
64.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18651878 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18888991 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18834371 TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING SIDE GATES Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18472074 TRANSISTOR DEVICES WITH DOUBLE-SIDE CONTACTS AND STANDARD CELL Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18129651 FABRICATION OF GATE-ALL-AROUND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING MULTI-LAYER MOLYBDENUM METAL GATE STACK Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17951532 MULTI-STAGE MASK ETCH PROCESS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17856969 SUBSTRATES WITH NITRIDED GLASS CORES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18813003 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18644445 SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18694600 DEPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF NANO-GRAPHENE AT LOW TEMPERATURES Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18610150 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SLANTED FIELD PLATE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18458280 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A REDUCED HEIGHT GATE ELECTRODE LAYER Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18700432 VIAS INCLUDING A POROUS ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE VIAS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18529029 STACKED TRANSISTORS HAVING DUAL WORK FUNCTION GATES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17950293 BACKSIDE SIGNAL INTEGRATION THROUGH VIA TO SIGNAL LINE CONNECTION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17847679 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A VERTICAL CONDUCTION SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VERTICAL CONDUCTION SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18589527 DAMAGE PREVENTION DURING WAFER EDGE TRIMMING Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18464839 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18227731 CONTACT STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18348064 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18162714 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18471739 Integrated Circuit Packages and Methods of Forming the Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17896970 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18545601 HYBRID THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL WITH EMBEDDED METAL LAYER Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18663651 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18584075 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18255516 METALLIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER Non-Final OA Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18405172 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Final Rejection MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christine A Enad's allowance rate?

84.5% of resolved applications examined by Christine A Enad were allowed (1,367 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2811 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christine A Enad?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christine A Enad take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christine A Enad took 729 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christine A Enad work in?

Christine A Enad examines applications in Art Unit 2811 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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