Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KOO, LAMONT B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2823 2824 2893

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+12.6% vs TC avg
596
Total Applications
+5.5%
Interview Lift
995
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18497363 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING ESD DIODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18085331 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
18505682 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18560149 CIRCUITRY PACKAGE FOR POWER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18388074 MODULE-LESS NANOSHEET FETS WITH DIRECT BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18188496 CONTACT CUT AND WRAP AROUND CONTACT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17898765 FET SUBSTRATE TRIMMING WITH IMPROVED VIA PLACEMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18505632 GATE ISOLATION FEATURES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18502297 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE VIA STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18447999 POWER GATING CELL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18358522 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18184666 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18390952 GATE-ALL-AROUND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES FABRICATED USING ALTERNATE ETCH SELECTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18516595 SELF-ALIGNED GATE ENDCAP (SAGE) ARCHITECTURES WITHOUT FIN END GAP Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18333758 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE WITH MULTI-LENGTH GATE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18533410 Integrated Assemblies and Semiconductor Memory Devices Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18506245 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18494611 COMPOUND COMPONENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18366073 Gate Structure of Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18366370 STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACT RESISTANCE AT WAFER BACKSIDE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18361569 BENT FIN DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17818785 Semiconductor Device and Method Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18494783 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH VERTICAL TRANSISTOR OVER UNDERGROUND BIT LINE Non-Final OA Invention And Collaboration Laboratory Pte. Ltd.
18164523 METHOD FOR FORMING DIFFUSION BREAK STRUCTURE IN FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation
18065130 Method for Forming a Semiconductor Device Non-Final OA IMEC VZW

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