Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MALEK, MALIHEH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1721 2813

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.9%
Allow Rate
+10.9% vs TC avg
621
Total Applications
+3.6%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 593 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
85.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18460189 METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR HIGH STRENGTH ASYMMETRIC DIELECTRIC IN HYBRID BONDING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18523326 DISPLAY PANELS Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18298274 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18113351 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SILICON PLUGS FOR TRENCH AND/OR MESA SEGMENTATION Final Rejection Infineon Technologies Austria AG
18131952 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIELD OXIDE LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
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.
18289168 MANUFACTURING OF SURFACE EMITTING LASERS INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED METASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA NILT Switzerland GmbH
18263472 VERTICAL MOSFET DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VERTICAL MOSFET DEVICE Non-Final OA Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18356314 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND AMBIENT LIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE Non-Final OA KAISTAR Lighting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd

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