Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MICHAUD, NICHOLAS BRIAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 51 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18356324 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18394754 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18562556 SILICON-BASED MASK, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18339583 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17835456 DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A REFLECTIVE LAYER Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
17864552 Metal Surface Blocking Molecules for Selective Deposition Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18205090 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTD
18447614 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18349298 INTEGRATION OF MEMORY CELL AND LOGIC CELL Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17747058 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING NANOSHEET TRANSISTORS AND BACK-SIDE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE COMPRISING POWER LINE Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17888650 SILICIDE INTERFCACES OF DEVICE HAING DIFFERENT CONDUCTIVITY TYPE TRANSISTORS AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17939377 CHARGE BALANCED POWER TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
17861021 METHOD TO ENHANCE 3D VERTICAL DEVICE PERFORMANCE AND 3D CIRCUIT DENSITY Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17988904 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18171864 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUB-WAVELENGTH ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURE, ASSOCIATED SCREEN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18232652 PIXEL DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
18327777 DIELECTRIC BARRIER FOR REFLECTIVE BACKPLANE OF TUNABLE OPTICAL METASURFACES Non-Final OA Lumotive, Inc.
18447737 METHOD OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING BURIED BIAS PAD Non-Final OA TSMC CHINA COMPANY, LIMITED

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