Listed by the USPTO as NIELSEN, DEREK LANG
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2899 4100
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
NIELSEN, DEREK LANG works in tech center 4100 and art unit 2899. The record includes 67 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 70.1%, and a median of 1309 days to allowance. Interview lift is 40.0%, indicating a strong association between interviews and allowance outcomes in this limited record.
The leading companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Intel Corporation. The listed firms are JCIPRNET, VOLPE KOENIG, and AGORA LAW GROUP, PLLC. Because the case volume is 67 resolved cases, practitioners should use the figures as a targeted reference. The positive interview measure supports preparing a clear interview agenda when prosecution issues are suitable for direct discussion.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18665324 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18612672 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 17891738 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF BASE DIES IN MULTICHIP COMPOSITE DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 18319551 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (3DIC) SYSTEMS WITH A HEAT SPREADER CONFIGURED AS A BACKSIDE POWER PLANE | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18812031 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC. |
| 18513765 | BACKSIDE CONTACT CAP AND SPACER FOR BACKSIDE SIGNAL CONTACT ISOLATION | Non-Final OA | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
| 18784860 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD. |
| 18784297 | ONE-TIME-PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
| 17726494 | FLIP-CHIP BONDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
| 18621292 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Kokusai Electric Corporation |
| 18702727 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY ARRAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Non-Final OA | IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY) |
| 18473878 | VERTICALLY CONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREFOR | Final Rejection | ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy70.1% of resolved applications examined by Derek Lang Nielsen were allowed (67 resolved cases), compared with 81.9% across Art Unit 2899 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +40.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Derek Lang Nielsen took 1,309 days on average from filing to allowance.
Derek Lang Nielsen examines applications in Art Unit 2899 in Tech Center 4100.
