Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Joseph C Nicely, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NICELY, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

NICELY, JOSEPH C works in tech center 2800 and art unit 2813. The profile covers 813 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 77.7% and a median of 879 days to allowance. The interview lift is 19.9%, indicating that interviews are associated with a meaningful increase in allowance outcomes in this record.

The listed company mix centers on Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and United Microelectronics Corp. The principal firms are NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH, PLLC. Practitioners handling work before this examiner can use the company and firm lists to identify recurring prosecution patterns, while the allowance and timing figures provide a practical baseline for planning amendment and interview strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

77.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
846
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
879
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 813 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18412778 MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18502702 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18302905 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18115617 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18179197 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18088546 GALLIUM NITRIDE (GAN) TRANSISTORS WITH LATERAL DRAIN DEPLETION Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18671908 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Innolux Corporation
18611180 POWER MODULE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18511007 TWIN CHANNEL ACCESS DEVICE FOR VERTICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18567162 III-V, II-VI IN-SITU COMPLIANT SUBSTRATE FORMATION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17502692 FIELD PLATE ARRANGEMENT FOR TRENCH GATE FET Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18644451 THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF STACKED DIES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18603046 Semiconductor Structure with Gate Isolation Layer and Manufacturing Method Thereof Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18360555 SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STACKING ARCHITECTURE AND CONNECTION METHOD THEREFORE Final Rejection Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
18502103 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18152845 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection NEXPERIA B.V.
18228713 FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH A GATE DIELECTRIC LAYER FORMED ON A SURFACE TREATED BY ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18407695 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR INCLUDING FIELD PLATES Final Rejection MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
18602879 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joseph C Nicely's allowance rate?

77.7% of resolved applications examined by Joseph C Nicely were allowed (813 resolved cases), compared with 80.3% across Art Unit 2813 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joseph C Nicely?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joseph C Nicely take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joseph C Nicely took 879 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joseph C Nicely work in?

Joseph C Nicely examines applications in Art Unit 2813 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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