Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2431 2836 2899

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+45.1%
Interview Lift
1296
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18394750 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18385544 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18227064 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18486367 VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT ON THE BASIS OF GALLIUM NITRIDE WITH A FRONT-SIDE MEASURING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18462222 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18448600 MEMS SENSOR AND MEMS SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18226382 LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18394719 SYSTEM-ON-CHIP GAP FILL METHOD AND STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
18524195 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA MIRISE Technologies Corporation
18552463 INTERCONNECT ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA SAMTEC, INC.
18281672 HEAT-DISSIPATING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA NEC Platforms, Ltd.
18497525 LIGHT EMITTING DIODE Non-Final OA Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
18486172 CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Unimicron Technology Corp.
18385220 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Enkris Semiconductor, Inc.
18486180 MEMORY CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ferroelectric Memory GmbH

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