Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2431 2836 2899

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-19.9% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+48.5%
Interview Lift
1171
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 54 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
33.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18394750 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE 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
18702242 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18734078 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
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
18434215 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18504874 ENABLING MULTI-VT IN CFETS WITH COMMON GATES AND A COMMON DIPOLE DOPANT Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18753020 METHODS OF FORMING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18664536 SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18394719 SYSTEM-ON-CHIP GAP FILL METHOD AND STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
17977281 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC PILLARS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18746090 MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18685616 SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL WAFERS OPTIMIZED FOR LINEAR AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
18152191 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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