Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VU, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2818

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 734 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
34.4%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19075173 CAPACITOR AND MEMORY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18529698 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING GATE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18462553 SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18460522 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18355450 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18283216 Display Panel, Display Device, and Mask Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18120862 LIGHT EMITTING STRUCTURE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18551251 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18367854 GATE-ALL-AROUND FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH EXTENDED SOURCE/DRAIN Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18390420 SIGNAL ROUTING PATH USING FREE BACKSIDE WIRES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18103377 BACK-END-OF-LINE MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18551346 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A LAYER OF A HETEROSTRUCTURE Non-Final OA Soitec
18384150 Organic Electroluminescent Devices Non-Final OA Universal Display Corporation
18353577 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH WORD LINE SIDE-CONTACT VIA STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18354680 CAPACITOR HAVING A BOTTOM CAPACITOR PLATE WITH A ROUGH UPPER SURFACE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE CAPACITOR AND AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
18455609 IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Powertech Technology Inc.
18319229 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING NEAR INFRARED PHOTODIODES AND NEAR INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manfacturing Company, Ltd.

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