Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MALLOY, ANNA E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1722 1737

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.8%
Allow Rate
-19.2% vs TC avg
533
Total Applications
-3.7%
Interview Lift
1247
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 487 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.9%
§102 Novelty
89.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18344992 PHOTORESIST TOPCOAT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17939153 ADDITIVE FOR PHOTORESIST, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION FOR EUV INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17908255 OXIME ESTER PHOTOINITIATORS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17942677 RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17486125 COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
16964038 PHOTORESIST RESIN, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PHOTORESIST RESIN, PHOTORESIST RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
17612058 A NEGATIVE TONE LIFT OFF RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ALKALI SOLUBLE RESIN AND A PHOTO ACID GENERATOR, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL FILM PATTERNS ON A SUBSTRATE. Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18349633 Resist Material And Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18331314 Resist Underlayer Film Material, Patterning Process, And Method For Forming Resist Underlayer Film Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18142910 CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18124929 RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18180946 RESIST MATERIAL AND PATTERNING PROCESS Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17108223 ONIUM SALT COMPOUND, CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18213185 RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17600381 BISMALEIMIDE COMPOUND, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION USING SAME, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT Final Rejection NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18260917 PROTECTIVE FILM FORMING AGENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18254802 RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18267192 METHOD OF PREPARING FILM AND COMPOSITION THEREFOR Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18391906 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION Non-Final OA JSR CORPORATION
18135838 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND Final Rejection JSR CORPORATION
17823426 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING PATTERNED CURED PRODUCT USING THE SAME, AND CURED PRODUCT OF PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
17767655 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN FILM, RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND WIRING PATTERN FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
17634927 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN FILM, MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD Final Rejection Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
17490923 IODINE-CONTAINING ACID CLEAVABLE COMPOUNDS, POLYMERS DERIVED THEREFROM, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC
18044390 I-LINE NEGATIVE PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING HEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CENTER AND EDGE AND REDUCING LER, AND I-LINE NEGATIVE PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING PROCESS MARGIN Final Rejection YOUNG CHANG CHEMICAL CO., LTD
17730227 MODIFIED FILM-FORMING RESIN CONTAINING ACID INHIBITOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA JIANGSU NATA OPTO- ELECTRONIC MATERIAL CO., LTD.
17633383 Resin Composition, Method for Manufacturing Cured Product, Cured Product, Patterned Cured Product, Interlayer Insulation Film, Cover Coating Layer, Surface Protection Film, and Electronic Component Non-Final OA HD Microsystems, Ltd.

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