Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TRICE III, WILLIAM CLARENCE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2811 2875 2893

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+12.0% vs TC avg
87
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1230
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 50 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
56.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422612 DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18227454 ETCHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18378654 DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17656477 PACKAGE SUBSTRATES EMPLOYING PAD METALLIZATION LAYER FOR INCREASED SIGNAL ROUTING CAPACITY, AND RELATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) PACKAGES AND FABRICATION METHODS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18077394 INTEGRATION OF FINFET AND GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17561682 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH BURIED POWER RAIL Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18608931 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
18773631 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18345552 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18334630 NOISE TRANSISTOR Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17875975 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH NANOSTRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18232986 SPACER STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17681346 CONTACT STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18636401 Method of Forming Transistor Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18637574 MICROWAVE APPARATUS FOR DUAL MODE OPERATION AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17409940 CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT) MEMORY CELL ELEMENT AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION Final Rejection Microchip Technology Incorporated
18394568 SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
17843195 THREE DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

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