Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
299 pending office actions • 60 art units • 163 examiners • 0 of 299 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 185 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 110 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. 110 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 (0%) |
| §101 + other | 23 (8%) |
| §103 only | 104 (35%) |
| §102 only | 2 (1%) |
| §112 only | 6 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 67 (22%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 90 (30%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 12 | 37.0% | +49.2% |
| MATTISON, LORI K | 7 | 15.1% | +27.4% |
| GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES | 6 | 28.3% | +47.3% |
| SONG, JIANFENG | 5 | 56.3% | +33.1% |
| OLSEN, KAELEIGH ELIZABETH | 5 | 47.1% | +64.3% |
| MEYERS, ELIZABETH ANNE | 5 | 23.5% | +92.9% |
| RONEY, CELESTE A | 4 | 62.9% | +17.5% |
| ELHILO, EISA B | 4 | 82.9% | +16.2% |
| DAVIS, BRIAN J | 4 | 84.9% | -4.0% |
| KIM, DANIELLE A | 4 | 37.0% | +53.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18268088 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF TWO PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSORS AND AN ALKYL(POLY)GLYCOSIDE | ELHILO, EISA B | 66d overdue |
| 18880931 | Liquid Emulsion Comprising Ethylcellulose, a Natural Resin, a Liquid Fatty Alcohol, a Solid Ester and/or a Polar Hydrocarbon-Based Oil and Process Using Same | DAVIS, BRIAN J | — |
| 18870026 | HAIR TREATMENT METHOD FOR LIMITING THE CALCIUM CONTENT OF THE HAIR | DAVIS, BRIAN J | — |
| 18266729 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF TWO PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSORS, AN ALKYL(POLY)GLYCOSIDE AND A SULFATED ANIONIC SURFACTANT | ELHILO, EISA B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15941916 | KITS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR | MATTISON, LORI K | 124d overdue |
| 18895960 | STRAINS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | GRASER, JENNIFER E | 111d overdue |
| 16431611 | APPLICATOR CAP WITH INTERCONNECT FEATURE | OLIVER, BRADLEY S | 103d overdue |
| 17619154 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY AGEING OF THE SKIN | YU, TIAN NMN | 96d overdue |
| 17877814 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES, SECRETED BIOMOLECULES, AND/OR CONDITIONED MEDIA, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME | BUNNER, BRIDGET E | 87d overdue |
| 17008135 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLEANSING KERATIN MATERIALS | MATTISON, LORI K | 85d overdue |
| 17621858 | USE OF A HYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF EVENING PRIMROSE FOR HYDRATING SKIN AND INCREASING BARRIER FUNCTION | BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 84d overdue |
| 18115247 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CURLY HAIR | MEYERS, ELIZABETH ANNE | 77d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17779021 | COMPOSITION FOR BRIGHTENING AND/OR WHITENING KERATIN MATERIALS | SONG, JIANFENG | 145d overdue |
| 15941916 | KITS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR | MATTISON, LORI K | 124d overdue |
| 17008135 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLEANSING KERATIN MATERIALS | MATTISON, LORI K | 85d overdue |
| 18115247 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CURLY HAIR | MEYERS, ELIZABETH ANNE | 77d overdue |
| 18268088 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF TWO PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSORS AND AN ALKYL(POLY)GLYCOSIDE | ELHILO, EISA B | 66d overdue |
| 17554058 | COSMETIC AND PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CATIONIC SURFACTANTS AND ANIONIC COMPOUNDS | MATTISON, LORI K | 43d overdue |
| 18265540 | COMPOSITION FOR CLEANSING KERATIN MATERIALS | MEYERS, ELIZABETH ANNE | 31d overdue |
| 17618204 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOSURFACTANT AND CARBOXYBETAINE POLYMER | BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 30d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1613 | 38 |
| 1619 | 35 |
| 1612 | 32 |
| 1615 | 26 |
| 1617 | 21 |
| 1614 | 19 |
| 1611 | 15 |
| 3772 | 14 |
| 1616 | 11 |
| 1761 | 8 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19221718 | COLD PLASMA GENERATING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC | 3797 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19083187 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING AND ASSOCIATING A CONDITION ON A BODY PART OF THE USER WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN USING A COSMETIC DEVICE | PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19109185 | COSMETIC PRODUCT PACKAGING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CONTAINER MADE OF CELLULOSE MATERIAL AND A CLOSURE ELEMENT | PARKER, LAURA EBERT | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19066812 | HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITION | RONEY, CELESTE A | 1612 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19101644 | HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF TREATING HAIR | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | 1618 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18994297 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALTERNATELY APPLYING HOT AND COLD TO AN APPLICATION SURFACE, NOTABLY THE EPIDERMIS OF A USER | SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18993428 | PROCESS FOR DYEING THE HAIR COMPRISING THE APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION A COMPRISING TWO ALKOXYSILANES, AND THE APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION B COMPRISING A FILM-FORMING POLYMER | ELHILO, EISA B | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18881602 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING SKIN CARE ACTIVE INGREDIENT OR CELLULOSE COMPOUND | COHEN, MICHAEL P | 1612 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18880937 | Cosmetic Composition Comprising a Natural Resin | WAX, ROBERT A | 1615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880931 | Liquid Emulsion Comprising Ethylcellulose, a Natural Resin, a Liquid Fatty Alcohol, a Solid Ester and/or a Polar Hydrocarbon-Based Oil and Process Using Same | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1614 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18878955 | Emulsion With a Dialkyl Carbonate, Coconut Oil Esters, a Volatile Hydrocarbon-Based Oil and a Polyethylene Glycol Dipolyhydroxystearate Containing 30 Mol of Ethylene Oxide | CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | 1613 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18878234 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARAMETERS RELATIVE TO THE COLORATION OF A BODY ZONE OF AN INDIVIDUAL | CODRINGTON, SHANE WRENSFORD | 2667 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18877436 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A COLOR OF A MAKEUP PRODUCTAND TOOL FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLORS OF MAKEUP PRODUCTS | RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R | 2683 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18877255 | STABILIZATION OF THIOPYRIDINONE COMPOUND AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 1615 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18985642 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A UV ABSORBING SYSTEM INCLUDING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND IRON OXIDE | MACMILLAN, OLIVIA ANNE | 1616 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18986291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE-LEARNING BASED MODIFICATION OF GRAPHICAL AVATAR BASED ON USER ATTRIBUTES | HUYNH, THANG GIA | 2611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18986436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE-LEARNING BASED MODIFICATION OF USER IMAGES BASED ON REFERENCE IMAGE OR GRAPHICAL AVATAR | WU, MING HAN | 2618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18985622 | COLOR SKIN COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND COLORING AGENT | MACMILLAN, OLIVIA ANNE | 1616 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18985628 | HAIR CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE | MACMILLAN, OLIVIA ANNE | 1616 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18985612 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND COLORING AGENT | KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18873602 | PACKAGING DEVICE WITH CONTAINER WITH THREADED NECK AND SCREW CLOSURE MEMBER | PARKER, LAURA EBERT | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18872480 | COMPOSITION FOR CARING FOR AND/OR MAKING UP KERATIN MATERIALS | KASSA, TIGABU | 1619 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18870590 | COMPOSITION FOR CARING FOR THE SKIN | HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18870026 | HAIR TREATMENT METHOD FOR LIMITING THE CALCIUM CONTENT OF THE HAIR | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1614 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18870008 | COSMETIC HAIR TREATMENT PROCESS, COMPRISING A WASHING STEP, A STEP OF APPLYING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AMINO ACIDS AND HYDROXYLATED (POLY)CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, AND THEN A CONDITIONING STEP | LEE, SIN J | 1613 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18952148 | COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS | PEEBLES, KATHERINE | 1617 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18864200 | DEVICE FOR TREATING THE HAIR, AND METHOD | KO, JASON Y | 1711 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18931458 | AUXILIARY POWER FOR MICROROBOT FACTORY | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | 3615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18930939 | SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED EYELASH EXTENSIONS | LIU, GORDON G | 2618 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18928989 | HAIR DYE DEVELOPER PACKAGING | AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR | 3772 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18860152 | Makeup Composition Comprising a Polyphenol, a Polyoxyalkylenated or Polyglycerolated Compound, a Monoalcohol and an Acid, and Method Employing Same | HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA | 1617 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18906267 | Compositions Containing Trihydroxystearin and Oil For Inhibiting Trihydroxystearin Crystallization | LEE, SIN J | 1613 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906275 | Compositions Containing a UV-Absorbing System Including Physical UV-Attenuating Material, At Least Two Polyols, and At least One Anionic Polyacrylate Thickening Agent | WAX, ROBERT A | 1615 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906221 | NON-WHITENING MINERAL SUNSCREEN | LI, WENHAN | 1614 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906261 | Compositions Containing a UV-Absorbing System Including Physical UV-Attenuating Material, Trihydroxystearin and Fatty Acid Oil For Inhibiting Trihydroxystearin Crystallization | AL-AWADI, DANAH J | 1615 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906466 | Fluid Emulsion Compositions Containing a UV-Absorbing System Including Physical UV-Attenuating Material, Surfactant, and Thickener | LIU, TRACY | 1614 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906308 | Compositions Containing a UV-Absorbing System Including Physical UV-Attenuating Material and Oil For Inhibiting Physical UV-Attenuating Material Aggregation | KIM, DANIELLE A | 1613 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18901492 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOSURFACTANT AND SALICYLIC ACID | KIFLE, BRUCK | 1624 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18898086 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR | MERCIER, MELISSA S | 1615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18898187 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1614 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18851433 | A COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING ACNE PROPOERTIES FOR KERATIN MATERIAL OF A HUMAN SUBJECT | EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | 3791 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18820976 | Mascara Brush with Disks Having Multiple Rows | TO, HOLLY T | 3772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18820039 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING CELLS | PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL | 3685 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18812193 | Proximity Sensor | FARAJ, LINA AHMAD | 3772 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18810852 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING GLYCOLIPID, TAURATE SURFACTANT, AND AMINO ACID SURFACTANT | WRIGHT, SARAH C | 1619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18838712 | USE OF RHAMNOLIPID(S) FOR PREVENTING THE COLOURATION OF CUTANEOUS BLACKHEADS | BERRY, LAYLA D | 1693 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18804406 | CURING LED UV | TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18833119 | AEROSOL DEVICE CONTAINING A COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BRANCHED ALKANE, A FATTY SUBSTANCE AND A PROPELLANT | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18770507 | MICROROBOT PLATFORM AND USER INTERFACE FOR EYELASH ENHANCEMENT | LY, MOYA PHUNG | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18757928 | FORMULA DELIVERY APPLIANCE WITH ANTI-CLOGGING MECHANISM | PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3754 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialL'Oréal has 299 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 60 art units and 163 examiners.
Jennifer A Berrios has the most, with 12 of L'Oréal's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.