Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAOBAK, ANDREW KEELAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+28.2%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18609795 SLURRY COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18596020 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18081899 ETCHING COMPOSITION FOR ETCHING MOLYBDENUM FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18746869 CHEMICAL LIQUID, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MODIFIED SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LAMINATE, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID CONTAINER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17547180 POLISHING LIQUID AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18209711 IN-SITU ETCH AND INHIBITION IN PLASMA ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18101932 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TITANIUM-CONTAINING FILM REMOVAL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18098791 DRY ETCH OF BORON-CONTAINING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18598206 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18607202 HARC ETCH CHEMISTRY FOR SEMINCONDUCTORS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18603049 CYCLIC ETCH/DEPOSITION PLASMA PROCESSES USING TUNGSTEN BASED PRECURSOR GAS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18121621 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18151223 Method for Etching Features in a Layer in a Substrate Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18048618 METHOD FOR FORMING A PATTERN Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18081685 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SEMES CO., LTD.
18002788 ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR, A METAL, OR A METAL OXIDE WITH SELECTIVITY TO A DIELECTRIC Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18012194 IN-SITU HYDROCARBON-BASED LAYER FOR NON-CONFORMAL PASSIVATION OF PARTIALLY ETCHED STRUCTURES Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18001590 REMOVAL OF TIN OXIDE IN CHAMBER CLEANING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17995290 SELECTIVE PRECISION ETCHING OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17911064 POLISHING COMPOSITION AND POLISHING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18441167 SILICON-ETCHANT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE SAME Non-Final OA DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
18439028 PROTECTIVE FILM, PROTECTIVE FILM AGENT, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING WORKPIECE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
17983426 METHOD FOR FABRICATING SPACER Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18017469 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN XINXIN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18383231 FACILITATING FORMATION OF A VIA IN A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA MOSAIC MICROSYSTEMS LLC
18077499 COMPOSITION FOR THE SELECTIVE ETCHING OF SILICON Non-Final OA ENF TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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