Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Anthony Ho, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HO, ANTHONY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2815 2817

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

HO, ANTHONY has resolved 1164 cases in tech center 2800 and art unit 2800. The allowance rate is 90.9%, while interview lift is 2.6%. The recorded docket shows frequent allowance, but the small positive interview measure suggests that interviews may have limited incremental effect compared with the overall prosecution record.

The median time to allowance is 842 days. Applicants may therefore emphasize clear claim presentation and use interviews for specific unresolved issues. The recurring companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Display Co., Ltd., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The recurring firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP. These participants identify relevant experience with the examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
1,183
Total Applications
+2.6%
Interview Lift
842
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
36.8%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18644210 WAFER BONDING METHOD INCLUDING REMOVING TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT MATERIAL Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18653246 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18622823 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR PREPARING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18401287 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH ZENER DIODE WITH REDUCED LEAKAGE AND/OR INCREASED BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18418419 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18591892 HIGH VOLTAGE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DATA TRANSMISSION FROM A HIGH VOLTAGE DOMAIN TO A LOW VOLTAGE DOMAIN Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18789635 CONTACT STRUCTURES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
18667981 METHODS OF FORMING PHOTONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18516192 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Anthony Ho's allowance rate?

90.9% of resolved applications examined by Anthony Ho were allowed (1,164 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2800 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Anthony Ho?

This examiner's interview lift is +2.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Anthony Ho take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Anthony Ho took 842 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Anthony Ho work in?

Anthony Ho examines applications in Art Unit 2800 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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