Listed by the USPTO as YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2899
This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases
YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY has 69 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 79.7%, and an interview lift of 13.4%. The median time to allowance is 1,177 days. The profile places the examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2871. The limited case base offers directional information, so counsel should combine it with close review of the application and office action.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and SK hynix Inc. are the leading companies listed. FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), AGORA LAW GROUP, PLLC, and BakerHostetler are the leading firms. The interview figure supports a focused meeting where it can clarify a defined issue, while claim support and written argument remain central to prosecution.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18815936 | FERROELECTRIC GATE STACK WITH TUNNEL DIELECTRIC INSERT FOR NAND APPLICATIONS | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18737402 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18434263 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SOURCE/DRAIN REGION WITH UNDERBLOCKING LAYER THEREON | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18795008 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Samsung Display Co., LTD. |
| 18703076 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| 17680607 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FILLING A GAP | Non-Final OA | ASM IP Holding B.V. |
| 17891523 | ANTIFUSES USING A FINFET ARCHITECTURE | Final Rejection | Micron Technology, Inc. |
| 18301367 | THERMAL SOLUTIONS FOR ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTORS | Final Rejection | International Business Machines Corporation |
| 18979340 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SK hynix Inc. |
| 18310300 | METAL WIRING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Final Rejection | SK hynix Inc. |
| 18004643 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | ROHM CO., LTD. |
| 18621828 | METHOD OF MAKING SILICIDE IN HIGH-ASPECT RATIO STRUCTURES BY HYBRID PROCESSES | Non-Final OA | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 18820115 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 18659436 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY ELEMENT PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR EMBEDDED AND AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 18322045 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18789467 | MIDDLE-END-OF-LINE STRAP FOR STANDARD CELL | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
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Build Your Strategy79.7% of resolved applications examined by Douglas Anthony Yap were allowed (69 resolved cases), compared with 59.1% across Art Unit 2871 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +13.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Douglas Anthony Yap took 1,177 days on average from filing to allowance.
Douglas Anthony Yap examines applications in Art Unit 2871 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).
