Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MENZ, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2823 2891 2897

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.2%
Allow Rate
+20.2% vs TC avg
790
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
830
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 760 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
53.2%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§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.
18263566 MONOLITHIC, CASCADED, MULTIPLE COLOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES WITH INDEPENDENT JUNCTION CONTROL Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18278855 Display Substrate, Manufacturing Method Therefor and Display Device Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18469493 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18230623 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18202187 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18113800 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18103719 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18566150 IMAGING ELEMENT PACKAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17956753 DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY IN A MOLDING BENEATH A DIE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18343005 DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA HEFEI VISIONOX 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.
18162493 SHIELDED WAFER LEVEL CHIP SCALE PACKAGE WITH SHIELD CONNECTED TO GROUND VIA A SEAL RING Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18677345 LAYOUT DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR STACKED DEVICES Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18524997 LATCH-UP PREVENTION WITH WELL-TIE EXTENSION USING SELECTIVE WELL DOPING Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
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
18447399 EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
18372240 DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.

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