Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LEE, ALEXANDER N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1716 1737 2812 2891

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+7.5% vs TC avg
142
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 110 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18392365 POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN BY USING THE RESIST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18487788 Panel Substrate and Method for Manufacturing Micro-LED Display Device Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18452721 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18177742 CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17952941 PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17867327 COLORING RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18578627 METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18565488 COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING EDGE BEAD FROM METAL-CONTAINING RESISTS, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS INCLUDING STEP OF REMOVING EDGE BEAD USING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17512959 CONDUCTIVE PATTERNING USING A PERMANENT RESIST Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18481124 LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18231201 UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17486223 UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17340838 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17246496 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17875322 NEGATIVE TONE PHOTORESIST FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18193324 Dry Developing Metal-Free Photoresists Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited

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