Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1624

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
-2.9% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+34.0%
Interview Lift
1187
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
0%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18280522 NEW MICROPARTICLES CONTAINING ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA BASF SE
17428306 Pesticidal Mixtures Final Rejection BASF SE
17265450 LOW-FOAM ADJUVANT COMBINATION FOR FORMULATIONS FOR CROP PROTECTION Non-Final OA BASF SE
17800747 GLP-1 COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Novo Nordisk A/S
18262088 POWDEROUS COMPOSITION (III) Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18253461 BIOCOMPATIBLE ORGANOGEL MATRICES FOR PREPARATION OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEPOT Final Rejection DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
18716212 SILICONE-FREE INVERSE EMULSION COMPRISING A C3 OR C4 ALKANEDIOL, GLYCEROL, A NONVOLATILE VEGETABLE OIL, A POLYGLYCERYL POLYRICINOLEATE SURFACTANT AND A VOLATILE ALKANE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17999603 NEW TRINEXAPAC-ETHYL MICROEMULSION COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
17633640 2-PHENOXY-PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS HERBICIDAL COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
17432693 FORMULATION Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18181781 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR WEED AND GRASS CONTROL Non-Final OA United Industries Corporation
17519119 PULMONARY PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Merz Pharmaceuticals,LLC
17782043 IMPREGNATED PESTICIDE GRANULAR COMPOSITION FOR SOIL APPLICATION Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
17578303 TEETH WHITENING COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLC
18293826 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF APOMORPHINE Non-Final OA ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LIMITED
18000189 SELECTIVE HERBICIDES BASED ON SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLIN CARBOXAMIDES AND CLOQUINTOCET-MEXYL Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
17762701 SUSTAINED-RELEASE MICROPARTICLES FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE OF DRUG Final Rejection INVENTAGE LAB INC.
17756678 DRY COMPOSITIONS, EMULSIONS AND/OR FLUIDS FOR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SUN PROTECTION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG
18567778 CHEWABLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF Non-Final OA Trima Israel Pharmaceutical Products Maabarot, Ltd.
18244399 COATED SEEDS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Pursell Agri-Tech, LLC
18283807 ORALLY DISINTEGRATING FILM COMPOSITION OF KETOROLAC AND A METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA LN LABORATORIES PVT LTD
18270476 ORAL SOLID FORMULATION FOR COLON CLEANSING Final Rejection TAEJOON PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18252735 RAPIDLY INFUSING COMPOSITIONS WITH METHOTREXATE AND TREATMENT METHODS Non-Final OA ORCOSA INC.
14938663 HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT FOAMING COMPOSITIONS WITH SILICONE-BASED SURFACTANTS Final Rejection DEB IP LIMITED
18195716 DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Melaleuca, Inc.
17789622 FORMULATIONS OF DOCETAXEL Final Rejection Zhuhai Beihai Biotech Co., Ltd.
18044138 PERMANENT HAIR SHAPING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Wella Germany GmbH
18023440 COMPLEXES FOR THE DELIVERY OF PROTEINACEOUS AGENTS Final Rejection Université de Liège
18012589 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF GRISEOFULVIN FOR LONG-TERM OCULAR DELIVERY Non-Final OA Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
17999851 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIPOSOME DISPERSION Non-Final OA leon-nanodrugs GmbH

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