Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BERRY, LAYLA D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1623 1673 1693

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
1471
Total Applications
+8.6%
Interview Lift
981
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1427 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18025380 NOVEL USE OF SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18481266 ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MODIFIED ALKYL GLYCOSIDE AND AN ALKANEDIOL Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17413664 STABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING OLIGOSACCHARIDES Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18042741 Hygromycin A Compositions and Methods of Use Non-Final OA NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
18655876 METHODS OF PREPARING 1'-CYANO NUCLEOSIDES Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18555768 CELLULOSE-BASED FILAMENTS, FILMS AND 3D OBJECTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY
18261499 METHOD OF PREPARATION OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE HAVING IMPROVED STORAGE STABILITY Non-Final OA NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 1, LLC
18261304 IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF COLLOIDAL MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE Non-Final OA NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 1, LLC
18247049 DRUGS CONJUGATED WITH HEXOSE PHOSPHATE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
18264015 THERMALLY MODIFIED STARCHES Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18251358 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING METHYL CYCLODEXTRINS FOR THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18558928 A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF N4-HYDROXYCYTIDINE AND ITS DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
18036732 METHODS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-BASED AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY Final Rejection DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
18321117 AQUEOUS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SGLT-2 INHIBITORS Final Rejection Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
18574869 Low-Molecular-Weight HE800 Exopolysaccharide Derivatives with Anti-Cancer Properties and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale)
17776699 A Method for Drying Human Milk Oligosaccharides Final Rejection Chr. Hansen A/S
18278728 HAIR GROWTH AGENT Non-Final OA ADJUVANT HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18568641 GEMCITABINE ANTICANCER DERIVATIVE AND ANTICANCER PHARMACEUTICAL USE Non-Final OA ASCENTAWITS PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.
18561681 UNNATURAL CONFIGURATION NUCLEOTIDE PRODRUG COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
18287136 A TRIFLUOROMETHYL THIANTHRENIUM COMPOUND, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND THE USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Studiengesellschaft Kohle gGmbH
17907716 TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS Non-Final OA TX MEDIC AB
17785295 LARGE SCALE PROCESS Final Rejection GALECTO BIOTECH AB
17415314 AMORPHOUS FORM OF 5-BROMOPYRIDIN-3-YL 3-DEOXY-3-[4-(3,4,5-TRIFLUOROPHENYL)-1H-1,2,3-TRIAZOL-1-YL]-1-THIO-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE Final Rejection GALECTO BIOTECH AB
18210356 PROCESS OF FRACTIONATION AND RECOVERY OF FLAVONOIDS, TERPENES AND PREBIOTIC FIBER CONTAINING POLYSACCHARIDES FROM PLANT MATERIAL, USE OF PLANT MATERIAL, AND FLAVONOIDS, TERPENES AND PREBIOTICAL FIBER CONTAINING POLYSACCHARIDES Non-Final OA FIBER CITRUS INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO LTDA.
18038351 HIGH-PURITY ß-NICOTINAMIDE MONONUCLEOTIDE (NMN) AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA MIRAILAB BIOSCIENCE INC.
18196972 TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Prime Performance Research LLC
18127421 USE OF GABAA RECEPTOR AS TARGET IN PREPARATION OR SCREENING OF DRUG FOR LOWERING BLOOD LIPID LEVEL, TREATING OBESITY, AND/OR IMPROVING METABOLISM Non-Final OA RUIJIN HOSPITAL, SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
17759251 Sugar Chain and Compositions Thereof and Use Thereof in Prevention and/or Treatment of Coronavirus Infection Final Rejection Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18173209 INTEGRATED PROCESSES FOR PECTIN ACTIVATION AND MILD EXTRACTION Non-Final OA CP Kelco ApS
18022570 PROCESS FOR PREPARING SUGAMMADEX Final Rejection Werthenstein BioPharma GMBH

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