Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1791 1792 1794

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

15.6%
Allow Rate
-49.4% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
+34.2%
Interview Lift
1587
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 409 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18710029 HIGH POTENCY GRANULES OBTAINABLE BY CONTINUOUS MELT GRANULATION Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18199700 VITAMIN FORMULATION Final Rejection DSM IP Assets B.V.
18253544 GELLED CONFECTION COMPRISING HMO Final Rejection DSM IP Assets B.V.
18251782 SOFT CHEWY CONFECTION COMPRISING HMO Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18296654 PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Clara Foods Co.
18333364 WET PET FOODS HAVING AT LEAST ONE OF ENHANCED PALATABILITY OR REDUCED SUGAR PROVIDED BY AT LEAST ONE OF SPINACH OR TOMATO Non-Final OA Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
18554897 FOOD PRODUCT Final Rejection Mars, Incorporated
18727167 A CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITION Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18565653 SUGAR REDUCED CEREAL EXTRACT Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18263174 MIXTURE OF HMOS AND BIFIDOBACTERIA Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18260264 A CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITION Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18285189 Livestock Feed Non-Final OA Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18277365 Livestock Feed Non-Final OA Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18037993 Abscisic Acid-Mixed Pig Feed Final Rejection Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18263599 COLLOIDAL FOOD PRODUCTS COMPRISING FILAMENTOUS FUNGAL PARTICLES Non-Final OA THE FYNDER GROUP, INC.
18897841 MEAT PRODUCT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
18335201 Pet Food Compositions Final Rejection Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
18321211 Pet Food Compositions Final Rejection Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
18319839 Siamenoside I Sweetened Compositions and Uses of the Same Non-Final OA The Coca-Cola Company
18204026 VEGAN ALTERNATIVE TO CHEESE Final Rejection DMK DEUTSCHES MILCHKONTOR GMBH
18559735 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION INTERVENTION Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18558579 COCOA COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18255127 METHOD FOR PREPARING A CHOCOLATE PRODUCT Final Rejection Cargill Incorporated
18039075 2'-FUCOSYLLACTOSE FOR USE IN STIMULATING F. PRAUSNITZII ABUNDANCE Final Rejection FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
18554589 OAT FRACTIONATION PROCESS AND BEVERAGES PRODUCED THEREFROM Non-Final OA fairlife, LLC
18279240 OIL-BASED FOOD PRODUCT Final Rejection FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
18564842 CACAO FRUIT GROUND PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
18274283 Nanoencapsulation of Jania rubens seaweeds' antioxidants for food applications Non-Final OA The American University in Cairo
18564017 EDIBLE COATING FOR PREVENTING THE FOOD SPOILAGE Final Rejection AGROSUSTAIN SA
18509855 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING API-INFUSED EDIBLES, AND RESULTING EDIBLE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Transport Authority, Inc.

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