Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MENZ, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2823 2891 2897

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
796
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
757
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
36.7%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
0.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18482963 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18336477 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18316682 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18281247 Display Substrate and Preparation Method Therefor, and Display Device Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18280679 Display Substrate, Manufacturing Method and Driving Method Therefor, Display Device and Vehicle Lamp Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18278855 Display Substrate, Manufacturing Method Therefor and Display Device Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18439685 DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TILED DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18230623 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18354884 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18103719 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18544445 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA AUO Corporation
18366681 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Magnolia White Corporation
17954291 NECKED RIBBON FOR BETTER N WORKFUNCTION FILLING AND DEVICE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18548451 DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18385137 NORMALLY-ON GAN HEMT INTEGRATION ON MONOLITHIC P-GAN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
17670049 MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR Final Rejection Everspin Technologies, Inc.
18524997 LATCH-UP PREVENTION WITH WELL-TIE EXTENSION USING SELECTIVE WELL DOPING Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18162493 SHIELDED WAFER LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE WITH SHIELD CONNECTED TO GROUND VIA A SEAL RING Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18550708 SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY
18368113 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOMASK LAYOUT Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (BEIJING) CORPORATION

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