Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TOBERGTE, NICHOLAS J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2817 2823 2899

This examiner grants 94% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

94.5%
Allow Rate
+26.5% vs TC avg
924
Total Applications
+1.9%
Interview Lift
625
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 892 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
59.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18471900 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18244739 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18244546 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STACKED MEMORY MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18462067 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18343204 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH RETREATING METAL LAYERS Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18335979 MICROELECTRONICS DEVICE PACKAGE AND METHODS Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18557996 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18519392 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
18523659 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTORESPONSIVE ARRAY ELEMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18558079 Three-Dimensional Memory, Chip Package Structure, and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18554148 DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18539797 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18764167 PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH ANTENNA PATTERN AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18173033 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18151643 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18471703 LEADFRAME-LESS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES WITH DUAL-SIDED COOLING Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18464399 SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH LATERALLY CONFINED SUBSTRATE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18459046 INTEGRATED PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
18391173 CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS FOR DIRECT BONDING Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18456736 ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection AaltoSemi Inc.
18471960 Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Fine-Pitch Interconnection Using Insulating Layer Non-Final OA JCET STATS ChipPAC Korea Limited

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