Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1791 1792 1793 1794

This examiner grants 17% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.6%
Allow Rate
-48.4% vs TC avg
499
Total Applications
+35.2%
Interview Lift
1524
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 421 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18199700 VITAMIN FORMULATION Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18554897 FOOD PRODUCT Non-Final OA Mars, Incorporated
18333364 WET PET FOODS HAVING AT LEAST ONE OF ENHANCED PALATABILITY OR REDUCED SUGAR PROVIDED BY AT LEAST ONE OF SPINACH OR TOMATO Final Rejection Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
18559735 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION INTERVENTION Final Rejection Cargill, Incorporated
18558579 COCOA COMPOSITION Final Rejection Cargill, Incorporated
18255120 METHOD FOR PREPARING A CHOCOLATE PRODUCT Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18927010 COLOR-CHANGING PRODUCT Non-Final OA McCormick & Company, Inc.
18429942 CLEAR PROTEIN BEVERAGE ENHANCER Non-Final OA PepsiCo, Inc.
18564842 CACAO FRUIT GROUND PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection MEIJI CO., LTD.
18554589 OAT FRACTIONATION PROCESS AND BEVERAGES PRODUCED THEREFROM Final Rejection fairlife, LLC

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