Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
50 pending office actions • 17 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
SHISEIDO Company, Ltd. manages 47 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 42 distinct examiners and 16 distinct art units. Alissa J. Prosser is the busiest examiner, currently handling 3 pending actions. The presence of 42 examiners for 47 actions indicates a decentralized prosecution strategy where most examiners manage only a single case.
The involvement of 16 distinct art units suggests that the portfolio covers a wide range of specialized technical fields. Practitioners must navigate a diverse array of examination styles and art unit-specific standards across these 16 units. With 47 pending actions, the company faces a broad prosecution landscape where individual examiner preferences will influence the overall success of the portfolio. The concentration of 3 pending actions with Prosser represents the highest workload for any single examiner in this data. This distribution requires a versatile approach to handle the varied requirements of 42 different examiners. Successfully resolving the 47 pending office actions will require coordinating across 16 different art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 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. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 21 (42%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 8 (16%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 20 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROSSER, ALISSA J | 3 | 15.7% | +11.2% |
| PALLAY, MICHAEL B | 2 | 55.8% | +34.0% |
| BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 2 | 37.0% | +49.8% |
| ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU | 2 | 45.2% | +70.9% |
| BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA | 1 | 46.6% | +64.4% |
| PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO | 1 | 95.2% | +6.9% |
| PACKARD, BENJAMIN J | 1 | 66.7% | +15.6% |
| CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | 1 | 60.4% | +40.9% |
| PAL, PRINCE | 1 | 70.8% | +16.5% |
| MERCIER, MELISSA S | 1 | 72.1% | +5.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993191 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18043563 | COSMETIC | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 38d overdue |
| 18020227 | ADENOSINE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING PRECIPITATION OF ADENOSINE | CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI | 11d overdue |
| 18691620 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN | 12d |
| 17785689 | SUNSCREEN COSMETIC | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 29d |
| 17629639 | WATER BASED COMPOSITION | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 34d |
| 19194473 | POWDER COSMETIC CONTAINING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA | — |
| 18992679 | COSMETIC MATERIAL AND BEAUTY CARE METHOD | PACKARD, BENJAMIN J | — |
| 18879432 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC COMPOSITION | PROSSER, ALISSA J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18043563 | COSMETIC | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 38d overdue |
| 17785689 | SUNSCREEN COSMETIC | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 29d |
| 19194473 | POWDER COSMETIC CONTAINING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA | — |
| 18992679 | COSMETIC MATERIAL AND BEAUTY CARE METHOD | PACKARD, BENJAMIN J | — |
| 18992363 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION-TYPE COSMETIC COMPOSITION | PALLAY, MICHAEL B | — |
| 18879432 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC COMPOSITION | PROSSER, ALISSA J | — |
| 18879427 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | — |
| 18874772 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIFIED SOLID COSMETIC | PALLAY, MICHAEL B | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1619 | 9 |
| 1612 | 5 |
| 1613 | 4 |
| 1615 | 3 |
| 1622 | 2 |
| 1616 | 2 |
| 3735 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 1614 | 1 |
| 1655 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19194473 | POWDER COSMETIC CONTAINING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 18993191 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | PUNTIER, CHRIS ALEJANDRO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18992679 | COSMETIC MATERIAL AND BEAUTY CARE METHOD | PACKARD, BENJAMIN J | 1612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18992363 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION-TYPE COSMETIC COMPOSITION | PALLAY, MICHAEL B | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18879432 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC COMPOSITION | PROSSER, ALISSA J | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18879427 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18874772 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIFIED SOLID COSMETIC | PALLAY, MICHAEL B | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18870548 | TWO-PART CONTAINER, AND CAP-EQUIPPED TWO-PART CONTAINER | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | 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 |
| 18846127 | COSMETIC | BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18726524 | EXTERNAL-USE SKIN PREPARATION COMPOSITION | LAU, JONATHAN S | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18726477 | EXTERNAL-USE SKIN PREPARATION COMPOSITION | IVANOVA, SVETLANA M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18719582 | COSMETIC | HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18715873 | CREAMY COSMETIC COMPOSITION | BAZARGANI, ARYA AHMADI | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18715416 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18713357 | CLEANING AGENT | OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 1761 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 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 |
| 18706991 | STEM CELL PROLIFERATION PROMOTER | SPAINE, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 1655 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 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 |
| 18700297 | COSMETIC | ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE | 1622 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 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 |
| 18691620 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN | 1619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18691616 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH | 1612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18686007 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COSMETIC | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 1621 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18294890 | OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION COSMETIC | ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU | 1616 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18535483 | COMPOSITIONS OF ASCORBIC ACID SALTS | KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY | 1693 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 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 |
| 18368437 | SILICONE FREE COSMETIC COMPOSITION | KIM, DANIELLE A | 1613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18275563 | COSMETIC PREPARATION | BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 1613 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18261512 | WATER-IN-OIL TYPE COMPOSITION | BARBER, KIMBERLY | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18261508 | SKELETON ESTIMATING METHOD, DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL GENERATING METHOD, AND TRAINED MODEL | SOHRABY, PARDIS | 2664 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18256102 | BLOOD FLOW ASSESSMENT DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18043563 | COSMETIC | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 1619 | §102§103§112Other | 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 |
| 18068406 | SCREENING METHOD FOR LAMININ 511 PRODUCTION PROMOTING AGENT, BASAL EPIDERMAL LAYER STABILIZING AGENT, AND/OR EPIDERMAL STEM CELLS REDUCTION INHIBITING OR PROLIFERATION PROMOTING AGENT | KOSAR, ANDREW D | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 17800830 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ARTIFICIAL SKIN, AND USAGE METHOD THEREFOR | ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER | 1612 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17788582 | OIL-IN-WATER-TYPE EMULSIFIED COSMETIC | OLSEN, KAELEIGH ELIZABETH | 1619 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17785689 | SUNSCREEN COSMETIC | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17629639 | WATER BASED COMPOSITION | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 1615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jan 24, 2022 |
| 17601331 | COSMETIC PREPARATION CONTAINING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MATERIAL AND WATER-SOLUBLE THICKENING AGENT | PEEBLES, KATHERINE | 1617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Oct 04, 2021 |
| 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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