Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WATTS, JEREMY DANIEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2897

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeremy Daniel Watts is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, specifically Art Unit 2800. His historical data includes 91 resolved cases. The allowance rate for Watts is 85.7 percent, which is quite high. This rate suggests that applicants have a strong likelihood of securing a patent when their applications are assigned to this examiner, indicating a favorable environment.

The interview lift for Watts is 13.9 percent. This positive lift indicates that direct communication is a beneficial strategy for further increasing the probability of success. Even with an 85.7 percent baseline allowance rate, the 13.9 percent lift suggests that interviews are a productive way to resolve any remaining issues. Practitioners should consider this a useful tactical option for the 91 resolved cases analyzed.

The median days to allowance is 1206. This figure represents the typical time required to reach a successful resolution. While the 85.7 percent allowance rate is encouraging, the 1206-day median suggests that prosecution can be a lengthy process. Practitioners in Art Unit 2800 should be prepared for a longer pendency while maintaining confidence in the high probability of success indicated by the 85.7 percent rate.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+17.7% vs TC avg
118
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
1206
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 91 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
70.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18704586 POWER MODULE HAVING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS AND INCORPORATING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18734610 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18503019 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18790219 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18701618 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, ENCAPSULATION SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18294550 OLED DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18580086 RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHING UNIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18732035 PACKAGED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA NXP USA, INC.
18659252 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18443307 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18410856 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18397456 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18514692 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18815636 METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18580257 SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18292137 PHOTODIODE AND PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18536400 LOCAL INTERCONNECT IN SEQUENTIAL STACKING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18788846 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING CRACK MEANDERING IN SEMICONDUCTOR DICING Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18787960 INTERCONNECTION FOR A MEMORY ARRAY AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18783997 STOPPER BUMP STRUCTURES FOR MEMS DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18783848 NFET with Aluminum-Free Work-Function Layer and Method Forming Same Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18741085 TILTED SUPER VIAS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18491777 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18465999 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
18427028 DEVICE WITH INNER SPACER SIDEWALL STRUCTURES Final Rejection GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

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