Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2431 2814 2836 2899

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brett Stephen Squires is assigned to Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 2800. He has 59 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 52.5%. This 52.5% rate suggests a balanced outcome for applications reaching a final disposition. Practitioners in Art Unit 2431 should note this baseline when developing their prosecution strategies.

The median time to allowance is 1154 days. A feature of his profile is the 47.1% interview lift. For practitioners, this 47.1% lift value highlights the importance of communication to resolve issues and move toward a grant. The 1154 day timeline provides an expectation for the duration of successful cases in Tech Center 2800. With 59 resolved cases, the examiner's data shows that interviews are a productive tool. Leveraging the 47.1% lift can be a decisive factor in achieving an allowance in his docket.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.7%
Allow Rate
-16.3% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+48.7%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
30.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18733206 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18414037 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18486396 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18734078 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18607332 SUBSTRATE WITH BURIED GLASS CORE Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17968830 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18576494 WAVEGUIDE-TYPE LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT, WAVEGUIDE-TYPE LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT ARRAY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WAVEGUIDE-TYPE LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18734031 STRETCHABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17977281 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC PILLARS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18664536 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18680299 INTERCONNECT ARRAY Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18753020 METHODS OF FORMING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18621852 METAL CLIP IN INTEGRATED DEVICE PACKAGE FOR GROUNDING AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18746090 MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18634120 SPLIT-GATE TRENCH SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING STEPPED SHIELD ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18497525 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE Final Rejection Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation

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