Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MUNOZ, ANDRES F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818 2894 2897

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+8.5% vs TC avg
748
Total Applications
+18.1%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 710 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
74.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18479820 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17930820 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17872139 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18346558 FORMATION OF PHOTODIODE ABSORPTION REGION USING A SACRIFICIAL REGION Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18317736 AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE USING A SILICON CAP LAYER Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
19033078 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE HAVING WIREBONDED MULTI-DIE STACK Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17711978 MICROELECTRONIC STRUCTURE INCLUDING DIE BONDING FILM BETWEEN EMBEDDED DIE AND SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE CAVITY, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17553161 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING DIELECTRIC ANCHOR AND CONFINED EPITAXIAL SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
16613406 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE Final Rejection WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18514862 MULTI-LAYERED SPACER AND DOUBLE-SIDED COOLING POWER MODULE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18488050 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tianjin Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
18476619 SELECTIVE BOTTOM SEED LAYER FORMATION FOR BOTTOM-UP EPITAXY Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18495840 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TO REMEDY DEFECTS OR DISLOCATIONS Non-Final OA EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
18191773 MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A VERTICAL-CHANNEL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND VERTICAL-CHANNEL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
18495989 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING DUMMY ACTIVE REGION Non-Final OA Winbond Electronics Corp.
18487781 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
17877505 LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS BY USING THE SAME Final Rejection Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
18175288 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WITH VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
17866062 CIP PACKAGE Final Rejection HARUMOTO TECHNOLOGY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.

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