Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Suntory Holdings Limited

42 pending office actions • 13 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

42
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 41 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

24
Overdue
1
Due this week
11
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 41 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (24)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

1
Hard (2%)
35
Medium (83%)
1
Easy (2%)
5
Unknown (12%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only33 (79%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only1 (2%)
No statute on record5 (12%)

Industry Mix

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

38
Life Sciences
90% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
10% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

420 h
Manual time on pending OAs
84 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
147 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P 3 36.3% +33.3%
LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 3 2.6% -3.2%
GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 3 11.1% +22.5%
DUBOIS, PHILIP A 3 25.0% +25.4%
YOO, HONG THI 2 45.5% +26.2%
MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 2 27.8% +36.8%
STULII, VERA 2 32.5% +24.7%
HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 2 0.0% +0.0%
BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 2 61.5% +17.0%
MORENO, LARK JULIA 1 0.0% +0.0%

Hard Cases (15)

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
17788863 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE, RICH TASTE ENHANCING AGENT AND SOURNESS REDUCING AGENT FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGES, AND RICH TASTE ENHANCING METHOD AND SOURNESS REDUCING METHOD FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGES MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 121d overdue
18023907 BEVERAGE WITH INCREASED SWEETNESS GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 120d overdue
18275133 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HENRY, MATTHEW D 105d overdue
18022888 BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 73d overdue
18549954 SOLID COMPOSITION HAVING GREEN LAVER SCENT DUBOIS, PHILIP A 71d overdue
18034764 ENHANCED-SWEETNESS BEVERAGES GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 32d overdue
18631814 FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT-CONTAINING BEVERAGE FILLED IN SPRAYING CONTAINER MORENO, LARK JULIA 8d
17958943 PACKAGED ALCOHOL BEVERAGE INCLUDING STEVIOL GLYCOSIDE DUBOIS, PHILIP A 13d

Interview Candidates (17)

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
17919828 BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE STULII, VERA 147d overdue
17788863 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE, RICH TASTE ENHANCING AGENT AND SOURNESS REDUCING AGENT FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGES, AND RICH TASTE ENHANCING METHOD AND SOURNESS REDUCING METHOD FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGES MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 121d overdue
18023907 BEVERAGE WITH INCREASED SWEETNESS GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 120d overdue
18549954 SOLID COMPOSITION HAVING GREEN LAVER SCENT DUBOIS, PHILIP A 71d overdue
16772487 SWEETENING COMPOSITION INDUCING SWEETNESS RESPONSE THROUGH MOLECULE OTHER THAN SWEET TASTE RECEPTOR (T1R2/T1R3) MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P 38d overdue
18034764 ENHANCED-SWEETNESS BEVERAGES GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 32d overdue
18293508 MINERAL-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR ADDITION TO FOOD YOO, HONG THI 4d overdue
18567883 SWEETENER COMPOSITION MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P 8d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1791 13
1793 9
1792 7
1623 3
1693 2
3681 1
1625 1
1628 1
1626 1
1622 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18710341 BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P 1793 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending May 15, 2024
18631814 FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT-CONTAINING BEVERAGE FILLED IN SPRAYING CONTAINER MORENO, LARK JULIA 1793 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Apr 10, 2024
18293508 MINERAL-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR ADDITION TO FOOD YOO, HONG THI 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2024
18291675 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TURNER, FELICIA C 1793 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2024
18291690 CARBONATED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jan 24, 2024
18572421 METHOD OF PRODUCING PROCESSED FOOD LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Dec 20, 2023
18567883 SWEETENER COMPOSITION MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P 1793 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18557605 BEVERAGES GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18287123 BLOOD SUGAR CONSTITUTION DETERMINATION DEVICE, BLOOD SUGAR CONSTITUTION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §103 Final Rejection 111d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2023
18286634 COMPOSITION FOR STIMULATING IMMUNE CELL METABOLISM MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 1625 Other Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2023
18286446 COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING LIPOLYSIS VALLE, ERNESTO 1623 §102 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2023
18285521 ANTI-ANXIETY COMPOSITION MOTEVALLI, OROD 1628 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Oct 04, 2023
18285409 COMPOSITION FOR INCREASING RED BLOOD CELLS AND/OR HEMOGLOBIN CHONG, YONG SOO 1623 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2023
18552715 COMPOSITION FOR AMELIORATING OR SUPPRESSING DECLINE OF KIDNEY FUNCTIONS COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 Other Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023
18552718 COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI 1622 §102 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023
18549954 SOLID COMPOSITION HAVING GREEN LAVER SCENT DUBOIS, PHILIP A 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
18275133 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HENRY, MATTHEW D 3625 §101 Final Rejection 105d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2023
18270096 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINING FRUIT JUICE STULII, VERA 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 28, 2023
18269853 BEVERAGE CONTAINING D-ARABINOSE CHAWLA, JYOTI 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2023
18267495 ETHYL GLUCOSIDE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING A PUNGENT TASTE ATTRIBUTED TO ETHYL GLUCOSIDE PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI 1793 §112 Final Rejection 59d overdue Pending Jun 15, 2023
18265546 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM LAGOY, KYRA RAND 3685 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2023
18037501 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending May 17, 2023
18034764 ENHANCED-SWEETNESS BEVERAGES GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 1791 Other Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending May 01, 2023
18034550 HEALTH SUPPORT DEVICE, HEALTH SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 3791 §103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2023
18029279 CONTAINER-PACKED CARBONATED BEVERAGE YOO, HONG THI 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Mar 29, 2023
18023907 BEVERAGE WITH INCREASED SWEETNESS GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 1791 Other Final Rejection 120d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
18022888 BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2023
17919828 BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE STULII, VERA 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Oct 19, 2022
17958943 PACKAGED ALCOHOL BEVERAGE INCLUDING STEVIOL GLYCOSIDE DUBOIS, PHILIP A 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Oct 03, 2022
17800460 METHOD FOR EXTRACTING MINERAL FROM ACTIVATED CARBON IN PLANT-DERIVED RAW MATERIAL HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 1793 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Aug 17, 2022
17800436 MINERAL-CONTAINING AQUEOUS COMPOSITION HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 1793 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 17, 2022
17797946 BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN 1793 §103 Final Rejection 74d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2022
17788863 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE, RICH TASTE ENHANCING AGENT AND SOURNESS REDUCING AGENT FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGES, AND RICH TASTE ENHANCING METHOD AND SOURNESS REDUCING METHOD FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGES MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 1792 §103 Final Rejection 121d overdue Pending Jun 24, 2022
17788482 METHOD FOR PRODUCING DE-ALCOHOLIZED BEVERAGE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AROMA COMPONENT DERIVED FROM ALCOHOL-CONTAINING BEVERAGE LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE 1791 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jun 23, 2022
17788583 BEVERAGE CONTAINING DISPERSED PLANT OIL BECKER, DREW E 1792 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jun 23, 2022
17772848 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REVAUDIOSIDE-D-CONTAINING CRYSTALLIZED PRODUCT, AND REVAUDIOSIDE-D-CONTAINING CRYSTALLIZED PRODUCT BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 65d Pending Apr 28, 2022
17772872 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REVAUDIOSIDE-D-CONTAINING CRYSTALLIZED PRODUCT, AND REVAUDIOSIDE-D-CONTAINING CRYSTALLIZED PRODUCT BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 65d Pending Apr 28, 2022
17772374 COMPOSITION FOR SLEEP IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING ERGOTHIONEINE OR SALT THEREOF MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA 1623 Non-Final OA 169d overdue Pending Apr 27, 2022
17763038 SOLID COMPOSITION HAVING GREEN LAVER SCENT LACHICA, ERICSON M 1792 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Mar 23, 2022
17641002 PACKAGED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE DUBOIS, PHILIP A 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 07, 2022
17636129 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS COMPOSITION CONTAINING REBAUDIOSIDE D, SWEETENING COMPOSITION CONTAINING REBAUDIOSIDE D, AND BEVERAGE CONTAINING SWEETENING COMPOSITION DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 17, 2022
16772487 SWEETENING COMPOSITION INDUCING SWEETNESS RESPONSE THROUGH MOLECULE OTHER THAN SWEET TASTE RECEPTOR (T1R2/T1R3) MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P 1793 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2020

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