Last updated: May 28, 2026

Application No. 18/010,739

GELLED COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACID SALT

Final Rejection

Filed

Dec 15, 2022

Priority

Jun 19, 2020 — FR 2006458 +1 more

Examiner

SOROUSH, ALI

Art Unit

1614

Tech Center

1600 — Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Assignee

L'Oréal

OA Round

2 (Final)

This examiner grants 47% of cases after interview

— +30.0% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 780 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 47% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

369 granted / 780 resolved

-12.7% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+30.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 7m

Avg Prosecution

10 currently pending

Career history

793

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.6%

-39.4% vs TC avg

§103

75.7%

+35.7% vs TC avg

§102

8.4%

-31.6% vs TC avg

§112

5.8%

-34.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 780 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 15, 2022

Application Filed

Dec 15, 2022

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 04, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Aug 12, 2025

Response Filed

Sep 10, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

May 22, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

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4y 6m to grant Granted Jan 07, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

47%

Grant Probability

77%

With Interview (+30.0%)

3y 7m (~2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 780 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

GELLED COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACID SALT

This examiner grants 47% of cases after interview

Examiner Intelligence

Statute-Specific Performance

Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Prosecution Projections

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