Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
55 pending office actions • 22 art units • 49 examiners • 0 of 55 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 31 patents granted in the last 365 days
Givaudan S A currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These matters are distributed across 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. The involvement of 2 distinct art units indicates the technological scope of the company's current patent applications. Practitioners should note that the pending workload is handled by 3 distinct examiners, which defines the coordination of prosecution strategies across the portfolio.
MCNEIL, JENNIFER C is identified as the busiest examiner for Givaudan S A, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. As MCNEIL, JENNIFER C is responsible for 1 pending office action, this individual represents a point of contact for the company's interactions with the patent office. The distribution of the workload among the 3 distinct examiners indicates how the company's Chemistry & Materials filings are being processed. Practitioners should monitor the 2 distinct art units for updates on the pending prosecution.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 5 (9%) |
| §103 only | 14 (25%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| §112 only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 26 (47%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOO, HONG THI | 4 | 45.8% | +26.0% |
| MORENO, LARK JULIA | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE | 2 | 54.2% | +25.6% |
| MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 2 | 46.4% | +40.9% |
| O'HERN, BRENT T | 1 | 78.5% | +19.8% |
| TRAN, LIEN THUY | 1 | 28.6% | +26.5% |
| BURKE, MATTHEW RYAN | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO | 1 | 50.0% | +21.5% |
| FUBARA, BLESSING M | 1 | 62.2% | +34.3% |
| DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1 | 84.8% | -4.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18558183 | COMPOSITIONS | HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE | 23d overdue |
| 18549200 | FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 22d overdue |
| 18633492 | COMPOSITIONS | YOO, HONG THI | 18d overdue |
| 18693120 | Composition | MRUK, BRIAN P | 18d overdue |
| 17800049 | HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS TRMP8 ANTAGONISTS | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 17d overdue |
| 17774881 | EMULSIONS | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 6d |
| 18687741 | ODOUR COUNTERACTION | PARK, HAEJIN S | 29d |
| 18695795 | COLOURING COMPOSITION | MERCHLINSKY, JOSEPH CULLEN | 71d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18558183 | COMPOSITIONS | HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE | 23d overdue |
| 18633492 | COMPOSITIONS | YOO, HONG THI | 18d overdue |
| 17619014 | EUTECTIC EXTRACTION OF SOLIDS | HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE | 23d |
| 18860257 | METHOD OF PREVENTING AND/OR INHIBITING THE OUTGROWTH, SPORULATION, GERMINATION OR TOXIN FORMATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM | O'HERN, BRENT T | — |
| 18859714 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ACRYLAMIDE IN FOOD | TRAN, LIEN THUY | — |
| 18730774 | Improvements In or Relating to Organic Compounds | DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO | — |
| 18778380 | Core-Shell Microcapsule with a Polyamine-Based Thermosetting Shell | FUBARA, BLESSING M | — |
| 18698892 | COMPOSITIONS AND CONSUMABLES INCLUDING SAME | YOO, HONG THI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1792 | 7 |
| 1793 | 5 |
| 1791 | 5 |
| 1655 | 4 |
| 1618 | 3 |
| 1612 | 3 |
| 1619 | 2 |
| 1613 | 2 |
| 1614 | 2 |
| 1611 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18860257 | METHOD OF PREVENTING AND/OR INHIBITING THE OUTGROWTH, SPORULATION, GERMINATION OR TOXIN FORMATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM | O'HERN, BRENT T | 1793 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18859714 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ACRYLAMIDE IN FOOD | TRAN, LIEN THUY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18833618 | SOLVENT MIXTURES COMPRISING 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL AND TRIETHYL-CITRATE | BURKE, MATTHEW RYAN | 1619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18832337 | GAS LOSS REDUCING ADDITIVE FOR BEVERAGES, A BEVERAGE COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE GAS LOSS REDUCING ADDITIVE AND A METHOD OF REDUCING GAS LOSS FROM A BEVERAGE | MORENO, LARK JULIA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18730774 | Improvements In or Relating to Organic Compounds | DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2024 |
| 18778380 | Core-Shell Microcapsule with a Polyamine-Based Thermosetting Shell | FUBARA, BLESSING M | 1613 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18725296 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1614 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18718702 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | PALENIK, JEFFREY T | 1615 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18713132 | ENGINEERED SESQUITERPENE SYNTHASES | SINGH, SATYENDRA K | 1657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18705043 | ALICYCLIC ALIPHATIC 1,3-DICARBONYL DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS FRAGRANCES | KIM, SEONG JONG | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18705256 | COMPOSITION FROM ARONIA MELANOCARPA | SPAINE, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 1655 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18701983 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | ALAM, AYAAN A | 1611 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18633492 | COMPOSITIONS | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18698892 | COMPOSITIONS AND CONSUMABLES INCLUDING SAME | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18695795 | COLOURING COMPOSITION | MERCHLINSKY, JOSEPH CULLEN | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18693120 | Composition | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18687741 | ODOUR COUNTERACTION | PARK, HAEJIN S | 1614 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18681639 | METHOD OF MITIGATING OFF-ODORS | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 1791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 84d | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18293739 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | WHITELEY, JESSICA | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18578929 | FLAVOR ENHANCER FOR PROVIDING ROASTED CHICKEN FLAVOR | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18570920 | READY-TO-EAT AND READY-TO-DRINK PRODUCTS | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18570418 | SCREENING SYSTEM | YU, DELPHINUS DOU YI | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18569975 | FRAGRANCE COMPOUNDS | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 1761 | §102 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18566255 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | LAZARO, DOMINIC | 1611 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18564793 | FLAVOR ENHANCER FOR PROVIDING ROASTED RED MEAT FLAVOR | LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18558183 | COMPOSITIONS | HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE | 1655 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18555983 | ORAL CARE FLAVOUR FOR IMPROVING RELAXATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING | MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 1618 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18556014 | ORAL CARE FLAVOUR FOR IMPROVING INVIGORATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING | MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 1618 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18555802 | FRAGRANCE FOR IMPROVING INVIGORATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING | BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1618 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18555705 | FRAGRANCE FOR IMPROVING RELAXATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING | TRAN, LARA LINH | 3791 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18286503 | TASTE MODIFIER | MORENO, LARK JULIA | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18286525 | COMPOUNDS WITH COOLING SENSATION PROPERTIES | ROBERTS, LEZAH | 1612 | DP | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18553569 | TASTE MODIFYING INGREDIENT | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2023 |
| 18553310 | CHONDROITIN-PRODUCING RECOMBINANT CELL | EIX, EMILY FAY | 1653 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18285017 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATING A KERATINOUS SURFACE | ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE | 1616 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18549200 | FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 1619 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18548506 | USE OF ENZYMES FOR IMPROVING FRAGRANCE DEPOSITION | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18264325 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | SONG, JIANFENG | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18136683 | COLOURING COMPOSITION FOR FOOD PRODUCTS | STULII, VERA | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18031583 | COMPOSITION | KAMM, JUDITH MARIE | 1626 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18031041 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MASKING OFF-NOTES IN CONSUMABLES | MCNEIL, JENNIFER C | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18023944 | COMPOSITION | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18114512 | FLAVOR DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD OF MAKING THE FLAVOR DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINING THE FLAVOR DELIVERY SYSTEM | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 18005425 | COOLING SENSATION COMPOSITIONS | WEBB, WALTER E | 1612 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 18005404 | COOLING SENSATION COMPOSITIONS | WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH | 1612 | DP | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 18004090 | COMPOSITION | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2023 |
| 18007584 | Improvements in or Relating to Organic Compounds | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 1771 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2022 |
| 17916355 | Improvements in or Relating to Organic Compounds | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17800049 | HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS TRMP8 ANTAGONISTS | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 1625 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 17798376 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 1655 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2022 |
| 17777910 | TRPM8 MODULATORS | KENYON, JOHN S | 1625 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | May 18, 2022 |
| 17774881 | EMULSIONS | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | May 06, 2022 |
| 17619014 | EUTECTIC EXTRACTION OF SOLIDS | HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE | 1655 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Dec 14, 2021 |
| 17619032 | STABLE, SPRAY-DRIED FLAVOR COMPOSITIONS | ZILBERING, ASSAF | 1792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2021 |
| 17423315 | FLAVOUR MODIFYING INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM DIETARY FIBRE | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jul 15, 2021 |
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