Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

SHISEIDO Company, Ltd.

39 pending office actions • 12 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

17
Hard (44%)
22
Medium (56%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (8%)
§103 only16 (41%)
§102 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other5 (13%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

28
Life Sciences
72% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
8% of docket
8
Business / Other
21% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 2 32.1% +51.9%
ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU 2 38.1% +88.9%
VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 2 53.6% +21.2%
BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 2 46.5% +33.1%
PROSSER, ALISSA J 2 15.8% +11.3%
CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 2 46.9% +27.1%
PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO 1 94.9% +7.4%
CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1 60.4% +41.1%
PAL, PRINCE 1 70.3% +16.2%
MERCIER, MELISSA S 1 72.1% +6.1%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18993191 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO

Hard Cases (19)

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
18282327 TOPICAL COMPOSITION FOR SKIN LIU, TRACY 43d overdue
18277330 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. 43d overdue
18043563 COSMETIC PROSSER, ALISSA J 38d overdue
18572982 SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL, AND SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 31d overdue
18262620 SKIN STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, DEVICE, PROGRAM, SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND TRAINED MODEL NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN 15d overdue
18020227 ADENOSINE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING PRECIPITATION OF ADENOSINE CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 11d overdue
17785689 SUNSCREEN COSMETIC PROSSER, ALISSA J 29d
17629639 WATER BASED COMPOSITION HELM, CARALYNNE E 34d

Interview Candidates (14)

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
17770410 METHOD OF UTILIZING ULTRAFINE BUBBLES CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 67d overdue
18043563 COSMETIC PROSSER, ALISSA J 38d overdue
18572982 SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL, AND SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 31d overdue
18020227 ADENOSINE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING PRECIPITATION OF ADENOSINE CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 11d overdue
18000451 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION OVER SKIN VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 9d overdue
17785689 SUNSCREEN COSMETIC PROSSER, ALISSA J 29d
18879427 COSMETIC COMPOSITION CHANG, KYUNG SOOK
18870548 TWO-PART CONTAINER, AND CAP-EQUIPPED TWO-PART CONTAINER PAL, PRINCE

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1619 8
1615 4
1612 4
1614 3
1616 3
1613 2
1699 2
3735 1
1622 1
1611 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18993191 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2025
18879427 COSMETIC COMPOSITION CHANG, KYUNG SOOK §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2024
18870548 TWO-PART CONTAINER, AND CAP-EQUIPPED TWO-PART CONTAINER PAL, PRINCE 3735 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 29, 2024
18951119 CLEANSING AGENT MERCIER, MELISSA S §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18851876 BENTON GEL ACTIVATOR COMPOSITION KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18845293 COSMETIC ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18833605 EVALUATION METHOD, EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CERIONI, DANIEL LEE §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2024
18719582 COSMETIC HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2024
18715416 COSMETIC COMPOSITION SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1615 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18713428 OIL-BASED COSMETIC SANCHEZ, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18713334 SOLID POWDER COSMETIC PRODUCT PARK, HAEJIN S 1614 §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18711955 OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COSMETIC SOROUSH, LAYLA §103DP Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18706770 COSMETIC GREENE, IVAN A 1619 §103§112DP Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending May 02, 2024
18705940 COSMETIC COHEN, MICHAEL P 1612 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 29, 2024
18283379 COSMETIC GHALI, ISIS A D 1611 §103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18692081 POWDER COSMETIC GOTFREDSON, GAREN 1619 §103DP Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18691616 COSMETIC COMPOSITION WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH 1612 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2024
18294890 OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COSMETIC ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU 1616 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 02, 2024
18294875 OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COSMETIC VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 02, 2024
18572982 SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL, AND SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 1616 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18559940 SKIN CARE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING SUBSTANCE AND ALKYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE ALAWADI, SARAH 1619 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 09, 2023
18037730 SOLID COSMETIC BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 1619 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 20, 2023
18282327 TOPICAL COMPOSITION FOR SKIN LIU, TRACY 1614 §103§112 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Sep 15, 2023
18548273 WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COMPOSITION, COSMETIC, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COMPOSITION WAX, ROBERT A 1614 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 29, 2023
18277330 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. 3689 §101§103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18275935 OIL-IN-WATER-TYPE LIP COSMETIC TRAN, SUSAN T 1615 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 04, 2023
18275563 COSMETIC PREPARATION BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 02, 2023
18262620 SKIN STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, DEVICE, PROGRAM, SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND TRAINED MODEL NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN 3791 §101§102 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2023
18261512 WATER-IN-OIL TYPE COMPOSITION BARBER, KIMBERLY 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jul 14, 2023
18245768 POWDERY SOLID COSMETIC BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 1619 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 17, 2023
18043563 COSMETIC PROSSER, ALISSA J 1619 §102 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
18043559 COSMETIC ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU 1616 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2023
18020227 ADENOSINE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING PRECIPITATION OF ADENOSINE CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1699 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2023
18000451 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION OVER SKIN VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2022
17908350 OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COMPOSITION JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE 1613 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 31, 2022
17785689 SUNSCREEN COSMETIC PROSSER, ALISSA J 1619 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jun 15, 2022
17770410 METHOD OF UTILIZING ULTRAFINE BUBBLES CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1699 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Apr 20, 2022
17629639 WATER BASED COMPOSITION HELM, CARALYNNE E 1615 §103§112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jan 24, 2022
17601252 EMULSION COMPOSITION COMPRISING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SUBSTANCE AND ORGANIC OILY PHASE THICKENER WRIGHT, SARAH C 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Oct 04, 2021

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