Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MALLOY, ANNA E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1713 1722 1737

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.3%
Allow Rate
-19.7% vs TC avg
533
Total Applications
-4.1%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 481 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§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
18213185 RESIST UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS USING THE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18022762 CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIST FILM USING THE SAME Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
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
17436746 CROSSLINKABLE SILOXANE COMPOUNDS FOR THE PREPARATION OF DIELECTRIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18349633 Resist Material And Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18212771 CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION 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.
18200874 CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS 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.
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.
16964038 PHOTORESIST RESIN, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PHOTORESIST RESIN, PHOTORESIST RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
17004437 SALT, QUENCHER, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
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.
17600381 BISMALEIMIDE COMPOUND, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION USING SAME, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT Final Rejection NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18333815 PHOTORESIST AND FORMATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA National Tsing Hua University
18279766 PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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
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.
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.
17730227 MODIFIED FILM-FORMING RESIN CONTAINING ACID INHIBITOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA JIANGSU NATA OPTO- ELECTRONIC MATERIAL CO., LTD.

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