Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Maliheh Malek, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MALEK, MALIHEH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1721 2813

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Maliheh Malek is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1721. She has 619 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 79.8 percent. This rate indicates a high likelihood of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1037, which is a standard timeframe for patent prosecution in this tech center.

The interview lift is 3.4 percent, representing a small positive impact on the 79.8 percent allowance rate. This suggests that while interviews are helpful, they are not as critical as in other units. Practitioners can expect a relatively high probability of success within the 1037-day median timeframe through standard written prosecution.

Top companies like Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and STMicroelectronics N.V. are active before this examiner. Firms such as Xsensus, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and Haynes Boone (61658) handle these 619 resolved cases. The 79.8 percent allowance rate and the 3.4 percent interview lift provide a stable baseline for applicants in Art Unit 1721.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+11.8% vs TC avg
642
Total Applications
+3.4%
Interview Lift
1037
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 619 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
61.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18915498 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18118308 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18500993 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18769482 HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18489623 HYBRID POWER CONVERTERS, LATERAL DEVICES, VERTICAL DEVICES, MULTIPLE COPPER CLIPS, REPLICA DEVICES Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18651275 IMAGE SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18826055 BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR WITH NARROW LEDGE BETWEEN EMITTER AND BASE CONTACT Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18481258 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18915694 MOSFET DEVICE WITH SHIELDING REGION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
18489729 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE COMPRISING TWO SEMICONDUCTOR DICE AND A DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
18789530 CONTACT METALLIZATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18358383 Tuning Work Functions of Complementary Transistors Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maliheh Malek's allowance rate?

79.8% of resolved applications examined by Maliheh Malek were allowed (619 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 1721 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maliheh Malek?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maliheh Malek take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maliheh Malek took 1,037 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maliheh Malek work in?

Maliheh Malek examines applications in Art Unit 1721 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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