Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SLUTSKER, JULIA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2891

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.9%
Allow Rate
+8.9% vs TC avg
1,127
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
905
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1082 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18835971 DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18666120 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18664953 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18523033 NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17989435 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18264202 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18711150 DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18667605 Display Device Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18390469 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18497117 STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING THROUGH METAL CONTACTS AND FLUID CHANNELS Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18788823 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING WIDE TUNING RANGE VARACTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18769261 THREE DIMENSIONAL METAL INSULATOR METAL CAPACITOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18767571 Work Function Layers For Transistor Gate Electrodes Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18766881 FIN FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18496969 PHOTODETECTOR WITH DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
17896716 ADHESION IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN LOW-K MATERIALS AND CAP LAYERS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17697058 NUCLEATION LAYERS FOR GROWTH OF GALLIUM-AND-NITROGEN-CONTAINING REGIONS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18161298 DEPOSITION METHOD AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18466542 METHOD OF FILLING A TRENCH FORMED IN A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
18112707 METHOD FOR FORMING A SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED ENCROACHMENT OF ACTIVE REGIONS AND A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Nanya Technology Corporation
18518806 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18755743 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA United Microelectronics Corp.
18509320 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH LIGHT-SHIELDING LAYER AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18500586 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP.
18353995 ISOLATION STRUCTURE HAVING DIFFERENT LINERS ON UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18655880 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Renesas Design (UK) Limited

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