Last updated: August 17, 2026

Application No. 18/267,927

PROCESS FOR DYEING KERATIN FIBRES WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSOR, A PARTICULAR CARBOXYLIC ACID AND A CHEMICAL OXIDIZING AGENT

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 16, 2023

Priority

Dec 17, 2020 — FR FR2013470 +1 more

Examiner

ELHILO, EISA B

Art Unit

1761

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

L'Oréal

OA Round

4 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 83% grant rate with +16.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1451 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ELHILO, EISA B View full profile →

Grants 83% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1206 granted / 1451 resolved

+18.1% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

1y 9m

Avg Prosecution

34 currently pending

Career history

1472

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.7%

-37.3% vs TC avg

§103

39.8%

-0.2% vs TC avg

§102

18.8%

-21.2% vs TC avg

§112

24.0%

-16.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1451 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 5 earlier events

May 12, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

May 14, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

May 20, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 23, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Nov 24, 2025

Notice of Allowance

Jun 24, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jun 26, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 30, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12698456

N-SUBSTITUTED 2-(6-HYDROXY-3-OXO-3H-XANTHENE-9-YL)BENZAMIDES AS PHOTOACTIVATORS IN DETERGENTS

2y 8m to grant Granted Aug 04, 2026

18/025,043

Patent 12692461

Composite Form of Tetraacetylenediamine

3y 4m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

18/498,199

Patent 12692463

BLENDS OF ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE AND METHYL ESTER SULFONATE IN UNIT DOSE PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVED MILDNESS

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

18/662,825

Patent 12692457

SOLAR PANEL CLEANING FORMULATION

2y 2m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

18/543,728

Patent 12685704

MULTIPHASE CLEANSING COMPOSITION

2y 7m to grant Granted Jul 21, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

83%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+16.0%)

1y 9m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 1451 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.