Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MALEK, MALIHEH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+10.8% vs TC avg
612
Total Applications
+3.4%
Interview Lift
1069
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 584 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18743588 SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTORS PROVIDING VARIOUS OPERATING VOLTAGES Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18228231 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING 3D-STACKED FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS HAVING ISOLATION STRUCTURE BETWEEN CONTACT PLUGS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
18500993 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18448715 Vertical Transistors With Backside Power Delivery Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18515275 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18366083 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BACKSIDE ISOLATION FEATURE INTEGRATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18131952 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIELD OXIDE LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
18074814 GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT GATE OXIDE THICKNESSES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18523326 DISPLAY PANELS Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18481258 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18031015 METAL INSULATOR SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH FIELD INSULATING FILM Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
17816749 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE HAVING GATE DIELECTRIC LAYERS WITH DIFFERENT DIELECTRIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
18357469 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHING Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18357426 MULTI-GATE RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHES Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18298274 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18448541 A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FLOATING MAIN BODY REGION VERTICALLY SEPARTING SOURCE FROM DRAIN, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Winbond Electronics Corp.
18314684 INTEGRATED STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING SHARED CONTACT PLUG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Richtek Technology Corporation
18372684 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18263472 VERTICAL MOSFET DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VERTICAL MOSFET DEVICE Non-Final OA Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18289168 MANUFACTURING OF SURFACE EMITTING LASERS INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED METASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA NILT Switzerland GmbH
18356314 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND AMBIENT LIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE Non-Final OA KAISTAR Lighting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd

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