Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: FOX, BRANDON C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Brandon C Fox works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2818. There are 821 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 85.6 percent. This percentage provides a metric for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 864. This timeframe is a factor in managing patent applications for clients.

The interview lift is 10.1 percent. For the 821 resolved cases, this lift shows the correlation between interviews and outcomes. The 864 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Practitioners can use the 85.6 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2818 data to inform strategy for their applications. These metrics from Tech Center 2800 assist in prosecution planning for the office.

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

Performance Statistics

85.6%
Allow Rate
+17.6% vs TC avg
839
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
864
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 821 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
30.8%
§102 Novelty
60.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18796804 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18752950 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18427470 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18427741 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18756721 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18345437 PACKAGING ARCHITECTURE FOR WAFER-SCALE KNOWN-GOOD-DIE HYBRID BONDING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18214262 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH BACKSIDE SOURCE OR DRAIN CONTACT SELECTIVITY Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17084940 THREE-DIMENSIONAL FERROELECTRIC MEMORY Non-Final OA Seagate Technology LLC
18569342 Display Apparatus Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18006569 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18651909 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
18582323 ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMORY CELL, NEURAL NETWORK MEMORY INCLUDING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL MEMORY CELL Final Rejection SK hynix Inc.
18773250 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18617303 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING COMPLEMENTARY FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17721723 Semiconductor Structure And Method For Forming The Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18788082 ORGANIC GATE TFT-TYPE STRESS SENSORS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18209719 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIALS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18462824 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.

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