Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Reckitt Benckiser Finish B V

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

8 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
6
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

7
Hard (88%)
1
Medium (12%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (12%)
§103 only1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (75%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

4
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
4
Business / Other
50% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DOUYON, LORNA M 3 56.7% +72.1%
DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 2 54.0% +75.8%
HELVEY, PETER N. 1 54.6% +19.1%
BOYER, CHARLES I 1 70.4% +19.6%
CHOUDHURY, MUSTAK 1 84.9% +21.2%

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18566021 WATER-SOLUBLE FILMS AND PACKAGES DOUYON, LORNA M 12d
19103004 RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER WITH ZIPPER HELVEY, PETER N. —
18874836 Concentrated Liquid Rinse Aid Suitable for Dilution And Repeated Use DELCOTTO, GREGORY R —
18874431 A Dishwashing Detergent Composition, A Water-Soluble Container, and an Autodosing Automatic Dishwashing System BOYER, CHARLES I —
18874214 Dishwashing Detergent Composition DOUYON, LORNA M —
18847024 Water-Soluble Sheets and Packages CHOUDHURY, MUSTAK —
18719955 FUNCTIONALISED POLYSACCHARIDE DOUYON, LORNA M —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18554306 Dishwashing Machine Cleaning Composition DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 9d
18566021 WATER-SOLUBLE FILMS AND PACKAGES DOUYON, LORNA M 12d
19103004 RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER WITH ZIPPER HELVEY, PETER N. —
18874836 Concentrated Liquid Rinse Aid Suitable for Dilution And Repeated Use DELCOTTO, GREGORY R —
18874431 A Dishwashing Detergent Composition, A Water-Soluble Container, and an Autodosing Automatic Dishwashing System BOYER, CHARLES I —
18874214 Dishwashing Detergent Composition DOUYON, LORNA M —
18847024 Water-Soluble Sheets and Packages CHOUDHURY, MUSTAK —
18719955 FUNCTIONALISED POLYSACCHARIDE DOUYON, LORNA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1761 3
1754 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19103004 RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER WITH ZIPPER HELVEY, PETER N. — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 11, 2025
18874836 Concentrated Liquid Rinse Aid Suitable for Dilution And Repeated Use DELCOTTO, GREGORY R — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18874431 A Dishwashing Detergent Composition, A Water-Soluble Container, and an Autodosing Automatic Dishwashing System BOYER, CHARLES I — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2024
18874214 Dishwashing Detergent Composition DOUYON, LORNA M — §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2024
18847024 Water-Soluble Sheets and Packages CHOUDHURY, MUSTAK 1754 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18719955 FUNCTIONALISED POLYSACCHARIDE DOUYON, LORNA M 1761 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18566021 WATER-SOLUBLE FILMS AND PACKAGES DOUYON, LORNA M 1761 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 12d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18554306 Dishwashing Machine Cleaning Composition DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Oct 06, 2023

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