Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LU, JIONG-PING

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+18.5% vs TC avg
992
Total Applications
+7.8%
Interview Lift
775
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 949 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
75.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18389847 SELECTIVE ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17899862 TREATMENT LIQUID AND TREATMENT LIQUID CONTAINER Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18602986 PRIME STEP FOR METAL ETCH IN HIGH ASPECT-RATIO FEATURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18481904 SELECTIVE HARDMASK ETCH FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18234685 PLASMA ETCHING IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18364249 DOPED DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18221505 CYCLIC ETCH OF SILICON OXIDE AND SILICON NITRIDE Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18422028 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE ARTICLE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18326494 SUBSTRATE GRINDING TOOL AND METHODS OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18585340 Methods To Improve Etch Uniformity Across A Semiconductor Substrate When Etching With A Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) And Nitric Acid (HNO3) Solution Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18406783 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLASMA PROCESS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18385340 POSITIVELY CHARGED ABRASIVE WITH NEGATIVELY CHARGED IONIC OXIDIZER FOR POLISHING APPLICATION Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
18264534 POLISHING LIQUID, POLISHING LIQUID SET AND POLISHING METHOD Final Rejection RESONAC CORPORATION
18690902 PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17442712 POLISHING COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18141530 Polishing Compositions and Methods of Using Same Final Rejection Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
18547497 Semiconductor Structures and Methods of Forming Them Non-Final OA ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc.
18534907 SUPPRESSION OF MANGANESE DIOXIDE FORMATION IN MANGANESE (III)-BASED ETCHING SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA MacDermid Enthone Inc.
18294174 CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL COMBINED MACHINING METHOD FOR SILICON CARBIDE SURFACE Non-Final OA HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY
18386772 CONTINUOUS COIL PRETREATMENT PROCESS Non-Final OA ARCONIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18351031 CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING POLISHING PAD GROOVE CLOGGING Final Rejection DuPont Electronic Materials Holding, Inc.
18537621 ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE WITH CIRCUIT BEARING DIELECTRIC LAYERS AND RESULTANT DIELECTRIC SPACING CONTROL AND CIRCUIT PITCH REDUCTION Non-Final OA LCP Medical Technologies, LLC

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