Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, SOPHIA T

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2821 2822 2893

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.2%
Allow Rate
-22.8% vs TC avg
595
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
992
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 509 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18378369 SELECTIVE THIN FILM FORMATION METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18470684 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING STACKED TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17700841 ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18335447 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
17960508 Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
17549340 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18028558 QUANTUM DOT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17921545 QUANTUM DOT LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME, DISPLAY SUBSTRATES, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSES Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17769179 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17703787 DIRECT BOND COPPER SUBSTRATE WITH METAL FILLED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE INDENTATIONS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18406099 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18450801 DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17957367 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17851549 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18278828 NOVEL COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18258220 DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18033991 DISPLAY APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18043765 DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18470581 Electronic Device with Three-Dimensional On-Chip Inductors Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18470532 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HKC Corporation Limited
18037749 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18031329 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18025356 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, QUANTUM DOT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17927776 LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17763293 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18306841 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING AND LIGHT-RECEIVING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18528863 SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE GATE CUT DIELECTRIC WITH AIR GAP Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18470646 BACKSIDE RESISTOR CONNECTED TO BACKSIDE BACK END OF LINE NETWORK Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18105659 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17516315 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR USING CARBON NANOTUBES AND A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

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