Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MICHAUD, NICHOLAS BRIAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+30.2%
Interview Lift
1199
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
87.8%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
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.
17988904 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18205090 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 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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