Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ERDEM, FAZLI

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2812 2826

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fazli Erdem is a high-volume examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2811, with 1083 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 85.4 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 894 days. This 894 days duration indicates an efficient examination process for the large number of applications he handles.

The interview lift is 15.9 percent. Even with a high baseline allowance rate of 85.4 percent, an interview provides a significant further increase in the probability of a grant. This 15.9 percent lift suggests that direct communication remains a valuable tool for practitioners in this art unit. With 1083 resolved cases, the 85.4 percent allowance rate is a very reliable indicator of a favorable prosecution environment. The 15.9 percent lift offers a clear strategy for ensuring success in more complex cases. The 894 days median pendency is a positive factor for applicants seeking a timely grant.

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

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
1,102
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1083 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
38.0%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18697127 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18887225 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18386363 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display 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
18346087 HIGH CONDUCTIVITY TRANSISTOR CONTACTS COMPRISING GALLIUM ENRICHED LAYER Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18216830 PASSIVE COOLING HEAT SPREADER WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL INFUSED MESH Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18141887 NITRIDE ETCH FOR CONSISTENT STEP HEIGHT FOR TSV REVEAL IN THE VIA MID FLOW Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18687298 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, TEMPORARY-FIXING MATERIAL, AND APPLICATION FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE OF TEMPORARY-FIXING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18742604 SELF-ALIGNED GATE CUT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18621738 METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STAIRCASE STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
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.
18679331 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18395203 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR UNIQUELY IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL DIES ACROSS DIE STACKS Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18533285 DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
18660776 INTEGRATED THERMAL BRIDGES ON WIREBOND ASSEMBLED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR HEAT SPREADING Non-Final OA Qorvo US, Inc.
18654117 FLATTENING AND SMOOTHING METALLIC WAFERS AND PLATES FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
18725965 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GATE-ALL-AROUND NANOSHEET STRUCTURE Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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