Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1614 1616 1619
This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases
Nicole Plourde Babson, an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1612, has managed 536 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 46.6% and a median days to allowance of 1299. This suggests a rigorous examination process that often requires a lengthy period to conclude for those applications that are successful.
A key strategy for this examiner is the use of interviews, as evidenced by an interview lift of 33.1% relative to the 46.6% baseline. This lift significantly improves the chances of success, making personal engagement a vital component of the prosecution strategy. Given the 1299-day median pendency, interviews may be necessary to clarify technical nuances and reach an agreement more quickly than through written responses alone. With 536 resolved cases, the examiner's data clearly points toward the benefits of direct communication to overcome the hurdles presented during the 1299-day prosecution cycle.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18541516 | CLEAR SCALP COMPOSITION WITH DISCRETE PARTICLES | Final Rejection | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 17078781 | PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION PRESERVATIVES LEVEL OPTIMIZATION | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 17998839 | FUNCTIONAL SKIN COATING POLYMER | Final Rejection | The Johns Hopkins University |
| 17633158 | METHOD FOR DYEING KERATINOUS MATERIAL COMPRISING THE USE OF AN ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND, AN EFFECT PIGMENT, AND A FILM-FORMING POLYMER III | Final Rejection | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
| 17437370 | MONOCYTE-SELECTIVE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM USING SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES TO INDUCE EFFEROCYTOSIS | Final Rejection | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
| 18689620 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND STIMULATED STRUCTURES AND DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SPECIES | Non-Final OA | The Penn State Research Foundation |
| 18231729 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBERS | Final Rejection | L'Oreal |
| 17537553 | OPTICALLY-TRANSFORMING NAIL COATINGS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | L'OREAL |
| 17151558 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HAIR | Non-Final OA | L'OREAL |
| 18037730 | SOLID COSMETIC | Final Rejection | Shiseido Company, Ltd. |
| 18429854 | Personal Care Compositions | Non-Final OA | Colgate-Palmolive Company |
| 18240795 | Personal Care Compositions | Final Rejection | Colgate-Palmolive Company |
| 17337610 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN NFKB INHIBITOR AND AN ADJUVANT | Final Rejection | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO |
| 18248380 | NAIL POLISH REMOVER COMPRISING GLYCOLIPIDS | Non-Final OA | LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC |
| 18845484 | A SOLID CLEANSING COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER |
| 18883730 | ORALLY DISINTEGRATING NICOTINE TABLET WITH LOW AMOUNT OF FLAVOR | Non-Final OA | Fertin Pharma A/S |
| 17999905 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | KAO CORPORATION |
| 18563700 | PHOTOCURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR NAIL OR ARTIFICIAL NAIL | Non-Final OA | THREEBOND CO., LTD. |
| 18027156 | COMPACT CARE AND/OR MAKEUP POWDER | Final Rejection | L V M H RECHERCHE |
| 18565288 | SHAVING AID COMPOSITION INCLUDING A NATURAL WEAR RESISTANCE AGENT | Final Rejection | EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC |
| 17620708 | AN IMPLANT COMPRISING A COLLAGEN MEMBRANE | Final Rejection | DATUM DENTAL LTD. |
| 18031916 | PHOTOPROTECTIVE COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING XANTHOMMATIN AS AN ANTIOXIDANT AND UV-FILTER STABILIZER | Final Rejection | SEASPIRE, INC. |
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