Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MANDALA, MICHELLE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2823 2829 2893

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

91.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
1,009
Total Applications
+7.8%
Interview Lift
801
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 995 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
75.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18383940 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A FIN-TYPE ACTIVE REGION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18517852 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18554040 LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17974385 PIXEL DEFINING ENCAPSULATING BARRIER FOR RGB COLOR PATTERNING Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18493353 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18383835 LIGHT-ABSORBING STRUCTURE AND PHOTODETECTOR HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA National Taiwan University
18525091 GRAPHENE DEVICE AND METHOD OF METALLIZING A GRAPHENE DEVICE Non-Final OA Graphenea Semiconductor S.L.U.

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