Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This 1 pending office action represents the current active status of the company's patent filings. The matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, which allows for a focused and consistent prosecution strategy. Interacting with 1 distinct examiner means the company can concentrate on the specific feedback and procedural style of one individual at the patent office.
The company's active application is assigned to 1 distinct art unit. This placement in 1 distinct art unit indicates a specific technical focus within the chemistry and materials field. BEKKER, KELLY JO is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since BEKKER, KELLY JO is responsible for 1 pending office action, this examiner handles the company's active patent examination. The fact that the busiest examiner oversees the only pending action highlights that the company's immediate patent goals are dependent on the review of this single official.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 1 | 68.9% | +14.2% |
| BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1 | 16.8% | +35.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19103673 | PACKAGE FOR COMESTIBLE | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | — |
| 18687442 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING FAT-SOLUBLE INGREDIENT INTO COMESTIBLE PRODUCT, AND PRODUCT RESULTING THEREFROM | BEKKER, KELLY JO | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19103673 | PACKAGE FOR COMESTIBLE | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | — |
| 18687442 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING FAT-SOLUBLE INGREDIENT INTO COMESTIBLE PRODUCT, AND PRODUCT RESULTING THEREFROM | BEKKER, KELLY JO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3734 | 1 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19103673 | PACKAGE FOR COMESTIBLE | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 3734 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 18687442 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING FAT-SOLUBLE INGREDIENT INTO COMESTIBLE PRODUCT, AND PRODUCT RESULTING THEREFROM | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialPerfetti Van Melle Benelux BV has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Christopher R Demeree has the most, with 1 of Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
