Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2132

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
296
Total Applications
-4.0%
Interview Lift
892
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 278 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
91.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18962577 MEMORY DEVICE SUPPORTING METADATA MODE AND OPERATION METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18954107 SYSTEM INCLUDING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18991745 DATA DEDUPLICATION METHOD AND RELATED SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17165698 FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OF STORAGE DEVICE WITH TRANSLATION LANGUAGE SET Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19040600 LOGICAL ADDRESS GRANULARITY CONFIGURATIONS FOR LOGICAL ADDRESS SPACE PARTITIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18807682 PAGE TABLE HOOKS TO MEMORY TYPES Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18787963 ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCE TUNING FOR MEMORY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Micron Technology, Inc.
18759513 COMPLETION FLAG FOR MEMORY OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18625953 CACHE SYSTEMS FOR MAIN AND SPECULATIVE THREADS OF PROCESSORS Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19008463 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFRAGMENTATION OF MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18375230 Method and Apparatus for Collaborative Memory Accesses Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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