Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NEWTON, VALERIE N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2823 2829 2897

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.1%
Allow Rate
+16.1% vs TC avg
953
Total Applications
+5.9%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 916 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18672372 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18392862 SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18239151 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING THE SAME Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18072400 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., LTD.
18613110 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
16913307 SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURES WITH HIGH SURFACE GERMANIUM CONCENTRATION Final Rejection Intel NDTM US LLC
18359327 NANOMAGNET FOR SPIN-BASED QUANTUM-DOT QUBIT Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18332792 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18628869 VERTICAL TRANSISTOR DUAL GATE BIOSENSOR Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18461636 ANTENNA DIODE INTEGRATION WITH BACKSIDE BACK END OF THE LINE NETWORK Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18523109 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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