Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: 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, Art Unit 1721. The examiner has 613 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 79.6 percent, which indicates a very positive environment for applicants. This 79.6 percent rate suggests that the vast majority of applications result in a patent grant.

The interview lift is 3.4 percent. This figure suggests that interviews have a relatively small impact on the final outcome, given the already high allowance rate. The median days to allowance is 1036 days. This 1036-day timeline represents the typical duration for successful applications to reach allowance in Art Unit 1721.

With 613 resolved cases, the 79.6 percent allowance rate is a key metric for practitioners. The 3.4 percent interview lift and 1036 days median pendency are important for developing a prosecution strategy. These figures help applicants understand the probability of success and the expected timeline for their cases with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
635
Total Applications
+3.6%
Interview Lift
1037
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 615 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118308 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18604297 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18500993 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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.
18489729 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DEVICE COMPRISING TWO SEMICONDUCTOR DICE AND A DEVICE THEREOF Final Rejection STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
18789530 CONTACT METALLIZATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18751382 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18358383 Tuning Work Functions of Complementary Transistors Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18481258 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18372684 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

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