Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2892

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1208
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 44 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
90.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18337211 SOURCE/DRAIN PROTECTION USING A BACKSIDE PLACEHOLDER Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18364260 DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON GAP FILL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18221160 Methods Of Forming Contact Structure In Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17859294 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
18198515 EPITAXIAL ScxAl1-xN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Comell University
18525060 DISPLAY UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Xiamen Extremely PQ Display Technology Co., Ltd.

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