Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Fazli Erdem, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ERDEM, FAZLI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2812 2826

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

ERDEM, FAZLI examines in tech center 2800 and art unit 2811. The profile covers 1092 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 85.5%. The median time to allowance is 896 days. The high allowance rate is supported by a substantial case record, while the median timeline provides a meaningful reference for portfolio planning.

The interview lift is 15.7%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Intel Corporation, and Qualcomm Incorporated are the listed top companies. The top firms are Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. The profile may support early consideration of examiner interviews alongside targeted claim amendments and careful prosecution records.

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

Performance Statistics

85.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
1,123
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1092 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
37.7%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18748354 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18670777 MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18505279 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18887225 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18713939 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18697127 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18734056 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18538738 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING THERMAL INTERPOSER LAYER Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18362831 WAFFLE-SHAPED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SWITCH Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18346087 HIGH CONDUCTIVITY TRANSISTOR CONTACTS COMPRISING GALLIUM ENRICHED LAYER Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18141887 NITRIDE ETCH FOR CONSISTENT STEP HEIGHT FOR TSV REVEAL IN THE VIA MID FLOW Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18621738 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STAIRCASE STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18529069 ENLARGED BACKSIDE CONTACT THROUGH STI LINER RECESS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18889962 STRUCTURE AND FORMATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18754948 SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18673165 PACKAGE WITH VERTICALLY STACKED DEVICES, AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18660776 INTEGRATED THERMAL BRIDGES ON WIREBOND ASSEMBLED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR HEAT SPREADING Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18645851 MULTILAYER MOISTURE REPELLING FILMS FOR FRONT END FET APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Fazli Erdem's allowance rate?

85.5% of resolved applications examined by Fazli Erdem were allowed (1,092 resolved cases), compared with 72.2% across Art Unit 2811 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Fazli Erdem?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Fazli Erdem take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Fazli Erdem took 896 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Fazli Erdem work in?

Fazli Erdem examines applications in Art Unit 2811 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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