Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LAOBAK, ANDREW KEELAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1713 1716 2811

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1160
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
60.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18746869 CHEMICAL LIQUID, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MODIFIED SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LAMINATE, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID CONTAINER Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17965559 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WET ETCH RATE (WER) SELECTIVITY Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18610434 METHODS OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE ON A BONDING SYSTEM, AND RELATED BONDING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
18498900 Semiconductor Device Having Dielectric Material Treated with Microwave Plasma and Method of Fabricating Thereof Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18305698 SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOL AND METHODS OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18817646 METAL-CONTAINING HARDMASK OPENING METHODS USING BORON-AND-HALOGEN-CONTAINING PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18101932 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TITANIUM-CONTAINING FILM REMOVAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18098791 DRY ETCH OF BORON-CONTAINING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18607202 HARC ETCH CHEMISTRY FOR SEMINCONDUCTORS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18603049 CYCLIC ETCH/DEPOSITION PLASMA PROCESSES USING TUNGSTEN BASED PRECURSOR GAS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18422013 ETCHING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ETCHING PROGRAM, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18319419 ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited

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