Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, WOO KYUNG

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1745 2815

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
208
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
1165
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 178 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
84.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18500089 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18095576 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18528449 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18332785 SELF ALIGNED BACKSIDE CONTACT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17845402 GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES HAVING DIFFERENT SPACER THICKNESSES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18468650 CERAMIC SINTERED BODY SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
17856877 BACKSIDE REVEAL FOR LAYERED MULTI-CAPACITOR SINGLE TRANSISTOR MEMORY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18530905 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH A CIRCULAR SEGMENTED PACKAGE EDGE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18503560 LOAD SWITCH MOUNTING FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17930889 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18468498 ANTI-DOPED MOS DEVICE AND VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LTD
18269646 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EPITAXIAL WAFER Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
17599745 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18150199 ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17767257 SAFETY CIRCUITS FOR IMAGING WITH SENSOR INTEGRATED DRESSINGS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18009410 VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE LAYER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18240041 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECRTONICS CO., LTD.

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