Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MALLOY, ANNA E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1722 1737

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
541
Total Applications
-4.9%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18047030 PHOTOACID GENERATOR, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE PHOTOACID GENERATOR Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17847794 METHOD FOR FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERNS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17749899 RESIST TOPCOAT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18468245 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17942677 RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
16964038 PHOTORESIST RESIN, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PHOTORESIST RESIN, PHOTORESIST RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
16569305 MONOMERS, PHOTORESIST RESINS, PHOTORESIST RESIN COMPOSITIONS, AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
17908255 OXIME ESTER PHOTOINITIATORS Final Rejection BASF SE
18570518 COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING EDGE BEAD OF METAL-CONTAINING RESIST AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN COMPRISING STEP OF REMOVING EDGE BEAD BY USING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18507311 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER USING THE SAME AND COLOR FILTER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18382734 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER USING THE SAME, AND COLOR FILTER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18213185 RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18545034 PELLICLE MEMBRANE, PELLICLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PELLICLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18387619 METHOD TO PATTERN A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE USING A MULTILAYER PHOTORESIST FILM STACK Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited

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