Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SHAMSUZZAMAN, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2815 2897

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
938
Total Applications
+55.2%
Interview Lift
896
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 915 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.7%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18782661 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING GATE-CUT STRUCTURE FORMED AT EARLY STEP OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18640576 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING DAM AND MULTI-LAYERED UNDER-FILL LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18544560 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18236664 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18658369 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18144613 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18181598 FABRICATION OF NANORIBBON-BASED TRANSISTORS USING PATTERNED FOUNDATION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18307082 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH RIGID-FLEX SUB-ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection NXP USA, INC.
18127020 STAGE APPARATUS, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18478226 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH AN INSULATION LAYER Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18409915 METHODS FOR SELECTIVE METAL CAP FORMATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD.
18409839 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING MEMORY UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18362649 System Formed Through Package-In-Package Formation Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18058245 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING DEFECT OF SEMICONDUCTOR Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18697972 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET-USE FILM, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET, BACKLIGHT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18630689 HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX STRUCTURED COATING FOR EFFICIENT LIGHT EXTRACTION FROM LEDS AND PCLEDS Non-Final OA Lumileds LLC
18624320 HEAT SINK FASTENED ON THE SUBSTRATE OF A PACKAGE OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18543468 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TIANJIN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18392194 Nonlinear Gate Vertical Transistor Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.

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