Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Rohm And Haas Company

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

35 pending office actions • 17 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 58 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Rohm And Haas Company has 36 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio spans 31 distinct examiners and 17 distinct art units, reflecting broad distribution across both examination personnel and technical groupings. The number of active matters therefore creates a substantial coordination requirement even though the examiner assignments are widely dispersed.

ELHILO, EISA B is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel should use centralized docket control while preserving application-level analysis, because the art-unit spread can produce different prior-art landscapes and claim-treatment patterns across the portfolio.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
28
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
1
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

14
Hard (40%)
20
Medium (57%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only18 (51%)
Double-patenting + other2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)13 (37%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

34
Life Sciences
97% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ELHILO, EISA B 2 82.9% +16.2%
DOUYON, LORNA M 2 56.8% +72.1%
PARSA, JAFAR F 2 87.3% +8.9%
MURESAN, ANA Z 2 75.0% +31.2%
BROWN-PETTIGREW, ANGELA C 1 47.2% +40.0%
DESAI, ANISH P 1 45.5% +6.1%
MARTIN, PAUL C 1 41.8% +21.7%
FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY 1 52.3% +60.9%
BOYER, CHARLES I 1 70.4% +19.7%
FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1 52.1% -6.2%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18698840 PROCESS FOR METHACRYLIC ACID PRODUCTION PARSA, JAFAR F —
18695059 PROCESS FOR LOW BYPRODUCT FORMATION FROM AN OXIDATIVE ESTERIFICATION REACTOR WITH BASE ADDITION PARSA, JAFAR F —

Hard Cases (14)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19108588 AQUEOUS LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION ELHILO, EISA B —
19108595 AQUEOUS LIGHT DUTY LIQUID DETERGENT FORMULATION BROWN-PETTIGREW, ANGELA C —
18864808 ARTICLE CONTAINING A WASHABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION DESAI, ANISH P —
18863125 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS MARTIN, PAUL C —
18863122 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY —
18847698 FABRIC CARE COMPOSITION DOUYON, LORNA M —
18717469 SILICONE IMPACT MODIFIERS USING A ONE-STEP PROCESS LENIHAN, JEFFREY S —
18712540 SILICONE CORE ACRYLIC SHELL IMPACT MODIFIERS CONTAINING PHOSPHORUS WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
19108588 AQUEOUS LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION ELHILO, EISA B —
19108595 AQUEOUS LIGHT DUTY LIQUID DETERGENT FORMULATION BROWN-PETTIGREW, ANGELA C —
18863125 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS MARTIN, PAUL C —
18863122 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY —
18857201 CLEANING BOOSTER BOYER, CHARLES I —
18855650 DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND ULTRA-CONCENTRATED LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT WITH QUICK DISSOLUTION SPEED DOUYON, LORNA M —
18850252 PRIMARY OR SECONDARY ALCOHOL-INITIATED NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND USE THEREOF, DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME ELHILO, EISA B —
18847698 FABRIC CARE COMPOSITION DOUYON, LORNA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1761 7
1692 6
1763 3
1653 2
1766 2
1764 2
1759 2
1745 1
1783 1
1691 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19108588 AQUEOUS LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION ELHILO, EISA B 1761 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
19108595 AQUEOUS LIGHT DUTY LIQUID DETERGENT FORMULATION BROWN-PETTIGREW, ANGELA C 1761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
18864808 ARTICLE CONTAINING A WASHABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION DESAI, ANISH P 1745 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 11, 2024
18863125 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS MARTIN, PAUL C 1653 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2024
18863122 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY 1653 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2024
18857201 CLEANING BOOSTER BOYER, CHARLES I 1761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2024
18855650 DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND ULTRA-CONCENTRATED LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT WITH QUICK DISSOLUTION SPEED DOUYON, LORNA M 1761 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18850252 PRIMARY OR SECONDARY ALCOHOL-INITIATED NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND USE THEREOF, DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME ELHILO, EISA B 1761 Other Final Rejection — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18847698 FABRIC CARE COMPOSITION DOUYON, LORNA M 1761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 17, 2024
18836055 CLEAR HAIR STYLING FORMULATION FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1783 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 06, 2024
18717469 SILICONE IMPACT MODIFIERS USING A ONE-STEP PROCESS LENIHAN, JEFFREY S — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 07, 2024
18712540 SILICONE CORE ACRYLIC SHELL IMPACT MODIFIERS CONTAINING PHOSPHORUS WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 1766 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 22, 2024
18707203 METHOD FOR PREPARING OPACIFYING PIGMENT-BINDER HYBRID POLYMER PARTICLES LING, DORIS 1764 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 03, 2024
18702949 GAS BARRIER LAMINATE MELLOTT, JAMES M 1759 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2024
18698872 PROCESS FOR LOW BYPRODUCT FORMATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE FROM AN OXIDATIVE ESTERIFICATION REACTOR BONAPARTE, AMY C 1692 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18698828 PROCESS FOR METHYL METHACRYLATE PRODUCTION FROM ETHANOL CARR, DEBORAH D 1691 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18698840 PROCESS FOR METHACRYLIC ACID PRODUCTION PARSA, JAFAR F 1692 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18695395 PROCESS FOR METHYL METHACRYLATE PRODUCTION MURESAN, ANA Z 1692 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 26, 2024
18695059 PROCESS FOR LOW BYPRODUCT FORMATION FROM AN OXIDATIVE ESTERIFICATION REACTOR WITH BASE ADDITION PARSA, JAFAR F 1692 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2024
18695145 PROCESS FOR METHYL METHACRYLATE PRODUCTION KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE 1692 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2024
18695047 PROCESS FOR AN OXIDATIVE ESTERIFICATION REACTOR MURESAN, ANA Z 1692 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2024
18692529 AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF POLYMER-ENCAPSULATED TiO2 COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND AN ORGANIC MATTING AGENT SALAMON, PETER A 1759 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 15, 2024
18689294 ICI BUILDING RHEOLOGY MODIFIER FANG, SHANE 1766 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2024
18688370 SCALE INHIBITOR COMPOSITION RUNYAN, SILVANA C 1616 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 01, 2024
18576120 AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF MULTISTAGE POLYMERIC PARTICLES WU, ANDREA 1763 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2024
18560942 POLYOLEFIN FORMULATION CONTAINING CROTOPHENONE COMPOUND MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA 1786 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2023
18026137 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ACRYLIC PROCESSING AID CONCENTRATE FOR THERMOPLASTIC PROCESSING FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 26, 2023
18281129 COATING COMPOSITION MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18547895 PREPARATION OF IMPACT MODIFIER WITH IMPROVED FLAMMABILITY REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §102§103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Aug 25, 2023
18275157 Coated Film SHUKLA, KRUPA 1787 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 31, 2023
18029383 LOW SHEEN DEEP BASE COATING COMPOSITION ROELOFSE, CHRISTIAAN 1762 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 30, 2023
18016879 AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF AN ALKOXYLATE AMINE AND A RHEOLOGY MODIFIER NERANGIS, VICKEY M 1763 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jan 19, 2023
18015552 AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF POLYMER PARTICLES AND MICROSPHERES USELDING, JOHN E 1763 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 11, 2023
17997698 FORMALDEHYDE-FREE AQUEOUS CURABLE COMPOSITION KHAN, AMINA S 1761 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 01, 2022
17772897 SUN CARE COMPOSITIONS WITH HOLLOW MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOSPHERES GOTFREDSON, GAREN 1619 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 28, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Rohm And Haas Company have?

Rohm And Haas Company has 35 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 17 art units and 31 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Rohm And Haas Company applications?

Eisa B Elhilo has the most, with 2 of Rohm And Haas Company's pending office actions.

What technology area are Rohm And Haas Company's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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