Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
80 pending office actions • 31 art units • 68 examiners • 0 of 80 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 89 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kao Corporation manages a large portfolio with 78 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are spread across 66 distinct examiners and 30 distinct art units. GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE is the busiest examiner, currently responsible for 3 pending office actions. This wide distribution shows that the company's patent activity is highly diversified across many different technical and administrative groups within the patent office.
The distribution of 78 pending office actions across 66 distinct examiners indicates that most examiners are handling only one matter for the company. However, the 30 distinct art units show a very broad technical footprint within the biotechnology sector. With GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE managing 3 pending office actions, the company must coordinate with a high volume of individual examiners. For a practitioner, this volume of pending office actions requires a robust system for tracking diverse examiner behaviors. The presence of many distinct art units suggests that the portfolio covers a vast range of pharmaceutical and biotechnological innovations, each requiring specific technical expertise.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 only | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (10%) |
| §103 only | 28 (35%) |
| §102 only | 1 (1%) |
| §112 only | 4 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 17 (21%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (26%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 3 | 45.8% | +40.8% |
| KIM, DANIELLE A | 3 | 37.1% | +56.3% |
| VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 2 | 53.1% | +24.1% |
| MRUK, BRIAN P | 2 | 74.2% | +27.9% |
| GREEN, ANTHONY J | 2 | 85.0% | +13.5% |
| FUBARA, BLESSING M | 2 | 62.2% | +34.3% |
| SONG, JIANFENG | 2 | 56.3% | +33.2% |
| BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | 2 | 89.4% | +8.4% |
| JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 2 | 15.9% | +63.6% |
| MATTISON, LORI K | 2 | 14.7% | +26.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18288209 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FOR RECYCLING | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038915 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS | HANEY, AMANDA MARIE | 45d overdue |
| 18259219 | MICROBIAL MICROCAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | HINES, JANA A | 32d overdue |
| 17907595 | SKIN TREATMENT METHOD | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 31d overdue |
| 17784569 | HAIR CLEANSING AGENT COMPOSITION, KIT, AND HAIR CLEANSING METHOD | MATTISON, LORI K | 16d overdue |
| 17776393 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING METABOLISM OF BRANCHED FATTY ACID | CHI, AMANDA LYNN | 8d overdue |
| 18015311 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 16d |
| 17922565 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ATOPIC DERMATITIS | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 16d |
| 18526401 | CONDITIONING COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS | ROBERTS, LEZAH | 22d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17907595 | SKIN TREATMENT METHOD | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 31d overdue |
| 17784569 | HAIR CLEANSING AGENT COMPOSITION, KIT, AND HAIR CLEANSING METHOD | MATTISON, LORI K | 16d overdue |
| 17759703 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC | KIM, DANIELLE A | 4d overdue |
| 18573452 | AQUEOUS MICROCAPSULE DISPERSION | SONG, JIANFENG | 3d overdue |
| 18015311 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 16d |
| 17922565 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ATOPIC DERMATITIS | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 16d |
| 18540213 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION | KIM, DANIELLE A | 20d |
| 18416592 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 41d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1613 | 10 |
| 1612 | 7 |
| 1619 | 6 |
| 1614 | 4 |
| 1682 | 4 |
| 1616 | 3 |
| 1615 | 3 |
| 2853 | 2 |
| 1761 | 2 |
| 1652 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18998371 | COMPOSITION FOR EXTERNAL PREPARATION | VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18869120 | COSMETIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND FIBER TREATMENT COMPOSITION FOR HEAD DECORATION PRODUCTS | ARNOLD, ERNST V | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18856538 | LIQUID COMPOSITION | PAUL, SHREYA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18855924 | TREATMENT SOLUTION | SHAH, MANISH S | 2853 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18855856 | NOVEL LIPASE | NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18855113 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION FOR AUTOMATIC DISHWASHERS | MRUK, BRIAN P | — | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18851125 | LAMINATE | MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18847406 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANT | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18845579 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING DEVICE | GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | 3752 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18842477 | ORAL CAVITY AEROSOL AGENT | LIU, TRACY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18834032 | METHOD FOR INACTIVATING VIRUSES OR BACTERIA | WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18833758 | COSMETIC PRODUCT COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE CONTAINER AND AN AQUEOUS OXIDATIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINED THEREIN | BURKE, MATTHEW RYAN | 1619 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18832230 | VIRAL OR BACTERIAL INACTIVATION AGENT COMPOSITION | HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18768004 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SOLID PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT | MAEWALL, SNIGDHA | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18723026 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722877 | SURFACE-COATED PARTICLES | SAEED, ALI S | 1616 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18720904 | COMPOSITION | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18720368 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT TONER | EVANS, BOONE ALEXANDER | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18719350 | NOVEL PROMOTER | LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS | 1652 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18717153 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC COMPOUND | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18713834 | HAIR TREATMENT METHOD | ROSSI, JULIA ANNE LORRAIN | 1615 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18713856 | HAIR CLEANSING COMPOSITION | TIEN, LUCY MINYU | 1612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18713537 | METHOD FOR TREATING KERATIN SUBSTANCE OR FIBER FOR HEAD DECORATION PRODUCTS | BROWE, DAVID | 1617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18706752 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 3685 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18706174 | BUBBLE-CONTAINING GYPSUM SLURRY | GREEN, ANTHONY J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18703046 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING EMULSION COMPOSITION | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1614 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18703032 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION | FUBARA, BLESSING M | 1613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18701319 | FOAMING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR HYDRAULIC COMPOSITIONS | GREEN, ANTHONY J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18699471 | AGENT FOR PREVENTING, TREATING, OR IMPROVING INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASE | ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S | 1624 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18685784 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILM | PARK, HAEJIN S | 1614 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18681284 | NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE UTILIZING SNARE | DRISCOLL, MAUREEN VARINA | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18293235 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION | FUBARA, BLESSING M | 1613 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18293248 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | WEBB, WALTER E | 1612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18416592 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 1682 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18577567 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYOXYALKYLENE ALKYL ETHER ACETATE | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18402261 | BRUSH HEAD FOR FACIAL SKIN CLEANING | PRUITT, JUSTIN A | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18573452 | AQUEOUS MICROCAPSULE DISPERSION | SONG, JIANFENG | 1613 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18540213 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION | KIM, DANIELLE A | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18526401 | CONDITIONING COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS | ROBERTS, LEZAH | 1612 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18518816 | AGENT FOR PREVENTING OR AMELIORATING PRURITUS | VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN | 1622 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18564008 | FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION | ELENISTE, PIERRE PAUL | 1622 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18561762 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING DISPERSIBILITY OF A CRYSTALLINE RESIN HAVING A HYDROPHILIC GROUP INTO NEUTRAL WATER | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18289136 | ASPHALT COMPOSITION | ADDIE, RAYMOND W | 3671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18288209 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FOR RECYCLING | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18282263 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PT/BI COMPOSITE CATALYST | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 1623 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18276530 | METHOD OF REMOVING POLLUTANTS | COLEMAN, RYAN L | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18262942 | COMPOSITION FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18274034 | POWDER DISPERSANT COMPOSITION FOR HYDRAULIC COMPOSITIONS | DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT | 1767 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18259219 | MICROBIAL MICROCAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | HINES, JANA A | 1645 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18038915 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS | HANEY, AMANDA MARIE | 1682 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18033639 | MODIFIED SIGNAL PEPTIDE | PAULUS, ERIN VIRGINIA | 1631 | §112 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18245756 | FAST DRYING INKJET INKS WITH EXTENDED DECAP | QIAO, HUIHONG | 1763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 18043832 | INKJET INKS SUITABLE FOR PRINTING ON NON-POROUS SUBSTRATES | VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18043254 | RNA STORAGE METHOD | SHIAO, YIH-HORNG | 1691 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 18007172 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN PARTICLE DISPERSION FOR TONER | SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | 1737 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 18015311 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 1682 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 18004294 | HAIR TREATMENT METHOD | VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 17999905 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE | 1619 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Nov 25, 2022 |
| 17924641 | METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING OF RNA INFORMATION | KALLAL, ROBERT JAMES | 1685 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2022 |
| 17922565 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ATOPIC DERMATITIS | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 1682 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17996391 | SELF-TANNING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AN ALKYL SULFONATE AND METHODS THEREOF | WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 17907595 | SKIN TREATMENT METHOD | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Sep 28, 2022 |
| 17759703 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC | KIM, DANIELLE A | 1614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2022 |
| 17792812 | METHOD FOR SURVEYING ECOSYSTEM IN WATER ENVIRONMENT BY USING ENVIRONMENTAL RNA | WILDER, CYNTHIA B | 1681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17790449 | AQUEOUS ENERGY CURABLE INKJET INKS | REDDY, SATHAVARAM I | 1785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17789104 | SILICA MICROCAPSULES | PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC | 1613 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jun 24, 2022 |
| 17788199 | BINDER RESIN FOR TONERS | KUIPERS, JENNA ANN | 1734 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2022 |
| 17788271 | FIBER TREATMENT AGENT COMPOSITION | WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES | 1616 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2022 |
| 17788266 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION | BASQUILL, SEAN M | 1614 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2022 |
| 17784569 | HAIR CLEANSING AGENT COMPOSITION, KIT, AND HAIR CLEANSING METHOD | MATTISON, LORI K | 1619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 17782550 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION | SONG, JIANFENG | 1613 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
| 17776393 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING METABOLISM OF BRANCHED FATTY ACID | CHI, AMANDA LYNN | 1613 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | May 12, 2022 |
| 17642829 | FLYING PEST CONTROL COMPOSITION AND FLYING PEST CONTROL SPRAY | GOTFREDSON, GAREN | 1619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Mar 14, 2022 |
| 17634317 | KIT-OF-PARTS AND COMPOSITION FOR DYEING OF KERATIN FIBERS, METHOD, AND USE THEREOF | MATTISON, LORI K | 1619 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2022 |
| 17416680 | Pest Repellent Composition | MACH, ANDRE | 1615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2021 |
| 16269980 | Method for Evaluating Genotoxicity of Substance | WOITACH, JOSEPH T | 1687 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2019 |
| 18718969 | AN AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR HAIR | KIM, DANIELLE A | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18289669 | RESHAPING COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS | OLSEN, KAELEIGH ELIZABETH | 1619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18286890 | RESHAPING COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS | ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE | 1616 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 17299205 | PROCESS FOR RESHAPING KERATIN FIBERS | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2021 |
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