Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
120
Total Applications
+32.0%
Interview Lift
1162
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 68 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
38.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18280522 NEW MICROPARTICLES CONTAINING ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA BASF SE
18275042 LIQUID HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS 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.
17999603 NEW TRINEXAPAC-ETHYL MICROEMULSION COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
17432693 FORMULATION Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
17989930 SELF-ASSEMBLED COMPLEX CONTAINING CALCIUM ION Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation
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
18181781 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR WEED AND GRASS CONTROL Non-Final OA United Industries Corporation
17771160 Injectable intraocular microgel as drug delivery system, and hydrogel comprising same Non-Final OA CHUNG ANG University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
17782043 IMPREGNATED PESTICIDE GRANULAR COMPOSITION FOR SOIL APPLICATION Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
17519119 PULMONARY PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Merz Pharmaceuticals,LLC
17942594 GRANULES AND PREPARATION USING SAME Non-Final OA SAWAI PHARMACEUTICAL Co., Ltd.
17578303 TEETH WHITENING COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLC
18000189 SELECTIVE HERBICIDES BASED ON SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLIN CARBOXAMIDES AND CLOQUINTOCET-MEXYL Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18293826 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF APOMORPHINE Non-Final OA ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LIMITED
18044138 PERMANENT HAIR SHAPING COMPOSITION Final Rejection Wella Germany GmbH
17999851 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LIPOSOME DISPERSION Non-Final OA leon-nanodrugs GmbH
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.
18157953 ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBAMATE COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SK BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., 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
18546269 GOLD CLUSTERS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PROFOUND VIEW PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., 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.

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