Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BEKKER, KELLY JO

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

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

15.9%
Allow Rate
-49.1% vs TC avg
493
Total Applications
+33.9%
Interview Lift
1537
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 410 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
79.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.1%
§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.
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.
18554897 FOOD PRODUCT Final Rejection Mars, Incorporated
18255120 METHOD FOR PREPARING A CHOCOLATE PRODUCT Final Rejection Cargill, Incorporated
18255127 METHOD FOR PREPARING A CHOCOLATE PRODUCT Final Rejection Cargill 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.
18260264 A CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITION Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18251764 PACKAGED LIQUID BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
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.
18285189 Livestock Feed Non-Final OA Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18267519 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
18039075 2'-FUCOSYLLACTOSE FOR USE IN STIMULATING F. PRAUSNITZII ABUNDANCE Final Rejection FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
18564842 CACAO FRUIT GROUND PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
18280366 Stabilized Frozen Dairy Products and Mixes Comprising Denaturized Whey Protein Final Rejection General Mills, Inc.
18438044 METHOD FOR INCREASING NUTRITION VALUE OF ANIMAL FORAGE Non-Final OA PROTEANOX LLC
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.
18560057 SINGLE CELL PROTEIN PRODUCTS CONTAINING METHANOL-FED METHYLOTROPHS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA DeNova, Inc.
18560087 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSTANT FRIED NOODLES AND INSTANT FRIED NOODLES Final Rejection SANYO FOODS CO., LTD.
18559724 Flavor Beads and Method of Making and Using Same Non-Final OA V. MANE FILS
18486733 SACCHARIDE COMPOSITIONS HAVING SUCROSE-LIKE CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA PFEIFER & LANGEN UK LIMITED
18554589 OAT FRACTIONATION PROCESS AND BEVERAGES PRODUCED THEREFROM Non-Final OA fairlife, LLC
18548923 FEED INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM BIOMASSES OF SOYBEAN MEAL Non-Final OA HAMLET PROTEIN A/S

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