Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Symrise AG

35 pending office actions • 18 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 31 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (1)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 (49%)
17
Medium (49%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (14%)
§103 only9 (26%)
§102 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other7 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (34%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

30
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
3
Business / Other
9% 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
LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 2 7.1% +15.0%
BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 2 37.1% +49.9%
TIEN, LUCY MINYU 2 60.5% +37.0%
KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 2 45.8% +59.4%
KERSHAW, KELLY P 2 16.8% +15.1%
PIPIC, ALMA 1 54.3% +55.2%
LI, CHANGQING 1 29.6% +33.1%
AHVAZI, BIJAN 1 63.4% +47.3%
RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM 1 73.6% +26.4%
SASAN, ARADHANA 1 64.3% +26.6%

Hard Cases (18)

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
18009288 Compositions Comprising Natural Polymers and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols LIU, TRACY 103d overdue
17909693 COSMETIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL USE OF AVENANTHRAMIDE L STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 66d overdue
15888433 MEDICAMENT BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 35d overdue
18566823 COMPOSITIONS FOR FIGHTING MALODORS SU, SUSAN SHAN 17d overdue
18019783 Polyurea/Polyurethane Microcapsules WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 16d overdue
18301090 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 11d overdue
17435777 MIXTURE COMPRISING D-ALLULOSE AND TASTE MODIFYING COMPOUNDS KERSHAW, KELLY P 27d
17778041 PARTICULATE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 56d

Interview Candidates (15)

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
18301090 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 11d overdue
18301004 Compositions Comprising Lipophilic Compounds and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols TIEN, LUCY MINYU 10d overdue
18009284 Compositions Comprising Lipophilic Compounds and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols TIEN, LUCY MINYU 10d overdue
17435777 MIXTURE COMPRISING D-ALLULOSE AND TASTE MODIFYING COMPOUNDS KERSHAW, KELLY P 27d
17778041 PARTICULATE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 56d
19330192 COMBINATION REMEDY PIPIC, ALMA
18832702 COMPOSITIONS (III) LI, CHANGQING
18711193 FRAGRANCES AND FRAGRANCE MIXTURES AHVAZI, BIJAN

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1791 5
1612 4
1619 3
1617 2
1692 2
1613 2
1611 2
1614 2
1652 1
1615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19330192 COMBINATION REMEDY PIPIC, ALMA 1617 §103DPOther Final Rejection Pending Sep 16, 2025
18832702 COMPOSITIONS (III) LI, CHANGQING §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18711193 FRAGRANCES AND FRAGRANCE MIXTURES AHVAZI, BIJAN §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2024
18687555 METHODS FOR THE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF ALDEHYDE MIXTURES RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM 1652 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2024
18687161 ANTIMICROBIAL COMBINATIONS SASAN, ARADHANA 1615 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2024
18290919 COMPOSITIONS OF DICAFFEOYLQUINIC ACIDS WITH TOCOPHEROL HUTTER, GILLIAN A 1625 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2024
18577496 Fragrance or Aroma Compositions Accepted or Preferred by Pets WHITELEY, JESSICA §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18566823 COMPOSITIONS FOR FIGHTING MALODORS SU, SUSAN SHAN 3781 §102§103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Dec 04, 2023
18556370 PREPARATIONS COMPRISING A FLAVORING AND TEA EXTRACT LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 20, 2023
18556418 METHOD FOR PREPARING CEDRENE DIOL DOLETSKI, BLAINE G 1692 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2023
18281339 A FRAGRANCE MIXTURE CONTAINING ISOCITRONELLOL CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY 1617 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 11, 2023
18277133 2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-NORPINAN-2-OL AS AN ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCE WALKER, AJA ARYANNA 1761 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2023
18276518 MEDICAMENT FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HYPERPIGMENTATION WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES 1616 §102§103§112DP Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2023
18256458 PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN-CARBOHYDRATE CONJUGATES AS EMULSIFIERS DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL 1792 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 08, 2023
18301090 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18301004 Compositions Comprising Lipophilic Compounds and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols TIEN, LUCY MINYU 1612 §103Other Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18301051 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols with Antimicrobials for Product Protection KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1611 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 14, 2023
18025333 STARCH-BASED CLOUDING EMULSION AND SPRAY-DRIED STARCH-BASED CLOUDING AGENT FOR BEVERAGES KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1791 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2023
18019786 Method for Producing Microcapsules WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH 1612 §103DP Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2023
18019783 Polyurea/Polyurethane Microcapsules WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 1766 §102§103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2023
18009284 Compositions Comprising Lipophilic Compounds and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols TIEN, LUCY MINYU 1612 §103Other Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2022
18009316 Process for the Efficient Preparation of (Bio)-Alkanediols BAHTA, MEDHANIT W 1692 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2022
18009288 Compositions Comprising Natural Polymers and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols LIU, TRACY 1614 §101§103 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2022
18009295 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols with Antimicrobials for Product Protection KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1611 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Dec 08, 2022
18009314 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §102§103DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 08, 2022
18009291 Compositions Comprising (Bio)-Alkanediols and Cooling Agents VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2022
17909693 COSMETIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL USE OF AVENANTHRAMIDE L STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 1619 §102§103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2022
17909342 COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN AVENANTHRAMIDE OR AN ANALOGUE THEREOF WITH IMPROVED STABILITY OLSEN, KAELEIGH ELIZABETH 1619 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 02, 2022
17778041 PARTICULATE PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §103§112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending May 19, 2022
17611891 OIL-IN-WATER MACROEMULSION SOROUSH, LAYLA 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 16, 2021
17435777 MIXTURE COMPRISING D-ALLULOSE AND TASTE MODIFYING COMPOUNDS KERSHAW, KELLY P 1791 §103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Sep 02, 2021
17435751 MIXTURES COMPRISING RARE SUGARS AND TASTE MODIFYING COMPOUNDS KERSHAW, KELLY P 1791 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 02, 2021
17414127 ALICYCLIC MUSK FRAGRANCE COMPOUNDS YU, HONG 1614 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 15, 2021
17282506 PREDICTION OF THE LONG-TERM HEDONIC RESPONSE TO A SENSORY STIMULUS ERICKSON, BENNETT S 3683 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 02, 2021
15888433 MEDICAMENT BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 1619 §103§112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Feb 05, 2018

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