Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Douglas M Menz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MENZ, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2823 2824 2891 2893 2897

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

MENZ, DOUGLAS M works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2800. The profile includes 799 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 88.6%, and a median time to allowance of 770 days. The interview lift is 4.8%, which shows a smaller measured association than the allowance outcome. Practitioners may therefore emphasize strong initial claim presentation and written responses, while retaining interviews as a supporting option.

The recurring companies are Sony Group Corporation, BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., and Qualcomm Incorporated. The listed firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, and BakerHostetler. These names can help counsel identify related matters and technology-specific prosecution examples. The resolved-case volume supplies substantial historical context, but the individual office action remains central to claim strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

88.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
827
Total Applications
+4.8%
Interview Lift
770
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 799 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
49.7%
§102 Novelty
38.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884528 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18316488 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING BODY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17896912 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18587565 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18687904 IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18160086 IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE DIVIDING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18850021 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18687870 MODULATION UNIT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, MODULATION DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18611416 INTEGRATED DEVICE COMPRISING METALLIZATION PORTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18129617 MODULATION OF CHIP PERFORMANCE BY CONTROLLING TRANSISTOR GATE PROFILE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18633534 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18849745 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18829361 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18385137 NORMALLY-ON GAN HEMT INTEGRATION ON MONOLITHIC P-GAN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18834600 PHOTODETECTOR Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Douglas M Menz's allowance rate?

88.6% of resolved applications examined by Douglas M Menz were allowed (799 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2800 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Douglas M Menz?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Douglas M Menz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Douglas M Menz took 770 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Douglas M Menz work in?

Douglas M Menz examines applications in Art Unit 2800 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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