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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Victoria Kathleen Hall, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2897

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2818. The record contains 844 resolved cases, with an 83.6% allowance rate and a median of 861 days to allowance. The 19.6% interview lift indicates that interviews were associated with improved allowance outcomes in the available record.

The leading companies are BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Haynes and Boone, LLP (24061), NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION, and IPro, PLLC. These recurring participants provide a practical reference for examiner-specific preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
875
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
861
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 844 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18735789 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18584148 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18511954 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18515000 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18805397 ORGANIC EL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC EL DEVICES Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18892572 Display Substrate and Preparation Method Thereof, and Display Apparatus Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18815208 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND HIGH-PRECISION METAL MASK Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18769428 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF FORMING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18740699 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITION OF TRANSITION METAL FILM Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18515964 THROUGH SUBSTRATE VIA STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18650394 LDMOS DEVICES WITH FLOATING FIELD PLATE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18583758 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A CURRENT SPREADING LAYER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18787840 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18495411 Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors and Methods of Fabricating The Same Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18446549 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18522308 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
18777486 PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Lextar Electronics Corporation
18888136 HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18237420 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18889516 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Victoria Kathleen Hall's allowance rate?

83.6% of resolved applications examined by Victoria Kathleen Hall were allowed (844 resolved cases), compared with 85.2% across Art Unit 2818 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Victoria Kathleen Hall?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Victoria Kathleen Hall take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Victoria Kathleen Hall took 861 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Victoria Kathleen Hall work in?

Victoria Kathleen Hall examines applications in Art Unit 2818 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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