Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RAHIM, NILUFA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2893

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
508
Total Applications
-1.2%
Interview Lift
853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18685475 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18442590 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME 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 Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18225768 COATING COMPOSITION FOR WAFER PROTECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18213850 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18332270 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18315982 IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18100752 IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17981354 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18442629 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18117211 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17702593 TRANSISTOR GATE STACKS WITH THICK HYSTERETIC ELEMENTS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17688495 INTERCONNECTS WITH SPINTRONIC LOGIC DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18102209 AIRBRIDGE, SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THE SAME Final Rejection NEC 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
18320724 MOS-BASED DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR SOLVING WELL-PID Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18782900 CONDUCTIVE FEATURE FORMATION AND STRUCTURE USING BOTTOM-UP FILLING DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18415426 PASSIVATION STRUCTURE AND THE METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18156978 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING EFUSE CELL Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18475292 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING STRESS-REDUCTION CHAMFERS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18171119 SILICON SUPER JUNCTION STRUCTURES FOR INCREASED THROUGHPUT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18180792 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18520606 BACKSIDE DIELECTRIC LINERS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18642184 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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