Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nilufa Rahim, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RAHIM, NILUFA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2893

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
518
Total Applications
-1.0%
Interview Lift
864
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 483 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18442590 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18390834 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18541649 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18541630 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18475322 STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING STAGGERED GATE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18112202 IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18102209 AIRBRIDGE, SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THE SAME Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17702593 TRANSISTOR GATE STACKS WITH THICK HYSTERETIC ELEMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17688495 INTERCONNECTS WITH SPINTRONIC LOGIC DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18720889 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18623839 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY BORON ARSENIDE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT, ELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, AND PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18596514 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18589300 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17891655 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18579009 SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18171119 SILICON SUPER JUNCTION STRUCTURES FOR INCREASED THROUGHPUT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18521547 LIGHT DETECTING PIXEL USING VERTICAL GATES AND PLANAR GATES Non-Final OA STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
18782900 CONDUCTIVE FEATURE FORMATION AND STRUCTURE USING BOTTOM-UP FILLING DEPOSITION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18163746 CFET SRAM WITH BUTT CONNECTION ON ACTIVE AREA Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17114267 Fin-Like Field Effect Transistors Having High Mobility Strained Channels and Methods of Fabrication Thereof Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18442937 INTEGRATED PACKAGING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nilufa Rahim's allowance rate?

83.6% of resolved applications examined by Nilufa Rahim were allowed (483 resolved cases), compared with 69.7% across Art Unit 2800 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nilufa Rahim?

This examiner's interview lift is -1.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nilufa Rahim take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nilufa Rahim took 864 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nilufa Rahim work in?

Nilufa Rahim examines applications in Art Unit 2800 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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