Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.1%
Allow Rate
-13.9% vs TC avg
579
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
1338
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 516 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17793583 DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR THE DELIVERY OF STEROID TO VITREOUS CHAMBER OF THE EYE Final Rejection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18033859 Styling Shampoo Compositions Final Rejection BASF SE
15888433 MEDICAMENT Non-Final OA Symrise AG
18541516 CLEAR SCALP COMPOSITION WITH DISCRETE PARTICLES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17998839 FUNCTIONAL SKIN COATING POLYMER Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17999905 COSMETIC COMPOSITION Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION
18567495 COMPOSITION FOR MAKE-UP USE, COMPRISING FLAKE-TYPE ALUMINUM PIGMENTS AND FLAKE-TYPE BLACK PIGMENTS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18374859 NAIL POLISH TOPCOAT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18231729 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBERS Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18245411 DISPERSION COMPRISING A POLYMERIC PARTICLE, A STABILIZER BEARING A C9-C22 ALKYL GROUP, AN OIL AND WATER, AND PROCESS FOR TREATING KERATIN MATERIALS USING THE DISPERSION Final Rejection L'OREAL
17557638 LONG-WEAR COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ACID-FUNCTIONAL SILICONE ELASTOMER AND BLOCK COPOLYMER Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17537553 OPTICALLY-TRANSFORMING NAIL COATINGS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17151558 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HAIR Final Rejection L'OREAL
15753283 PROCESS FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBRES WITH AN ALKOXYSILANE POLYMER BEARING A NUCLEOPHILIC GROUP AND AN ACTIVATED (THIO)ESTER Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18030867 SOFT FOCUS FILLER, COSMETIC Final Rejection FUJIMI INCORPORATED
17633158 METHOD FOR DYEING KERATINOUS MATERIAL COMPRISING THE USE OF AN ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND, AN EFFECT PIGMENT, AND A FILM-FORMING POLYMER III Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18429854 Personal Care Compositions Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18265502 ANTI-DANDRUFF COMPOSITION COMPRISING PIROCTONE OLAMINE Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18039013 METHOD FOR SELECTING PERSONALIZED SKIN CARE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18565288 SHAVING AID COMPOSITION INCLUDING A NATURAL WEAR RESISTANCE AGENT Non-Final OA EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
18259037 FIBROIN MICRO-SPHERE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
17271627 RIVASTIGMINE PATCH FOR LONG-TERM ADMINISTRATION Final Rejection SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18258896 WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIFIED COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LVMH RECHERCHE
18245768 POWDERY SOLID COSMETIC Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18248380 NAIL POLISH REMOVER COMPRISING GLYCOLIPIDS Final Rejection LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
18580162 CONTROLLED-RELEASE ORAL FORMULATION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA PANION & BF BIOTECH INC.
18027156 COMPACT CARE AND/OR MAKEUP POWDER Non-Final OA L V M H RECHERCHE
18564826 ACRYLIC NAIL ENHANCEMENTS Non-Final OA Esschem, Inc.
18052221 COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR FIBERS Final Rejection LANDA LABS (2012) LTD.
18562497 SKIN CARE METHODS AND FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Cybele Microbiome, Inc.

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