Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1791

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

24.6%
Allow Rate
-40.4% vs TC avg
595
Total Applications
+25.7%
Interview Lift
1993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 513 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17910297 METHODS OF MODULATING GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIAL METABOLIC PATHWAYS AND METABOLITES Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS, B.V.
16772941 STORAGE STABLE MIXTURES Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18549954 SOLID COMPOSITION HAVING GREEN LAVER SCENT Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17958943 PACKAGED ALCOHOL BEVERAGE INCLUDING STEVIOL GLYCOSIDE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17641002 PACKAGED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
16967941 LIQUID FUNCTIONALLY IMPROVED ISOMALT Non-Final OA Südzucker AG
18689965 MEAT ANALOGUE PRODUCTS COMPRISING MODIFIED STARCH Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18000211 PROCESS FOR MAKING OIL-FREE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PHOSPHOLIPDS Final Rejection Cargill, Incorporated
17998898 INTERESTERIFIED COTTONSEED STEARIN AS ALTERNATIVE FAT Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18547867 LOW-ALCOHOL BEVERAGE Non-Final OA ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.
17984955 PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGED LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE Final Rejection Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
17837901 CARBONATED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE Non-Final OA Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
18018648 SOLID MILK Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
16554535 FEED COMPOSITIONS AND FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR AQUACULTURE SPECIES Non-Final OA Ralco Nutrition, Inc.
18405747 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-SUPPORTED CUSTOMIZABLE ACCELERATED AGING FOR DISTILLED SPIRITS Non-Final OA Youngblood IP Holdings, LLC
18450498 Product for the Storage of Freeze-Dried Lactic Acid Bacteria Mixed with Oral Rehydration Solution Non-Final OA BioGaia AB
18275198 RAPID METHOD OF PRODUCING NON-ALCOHOLIC AND ALCOHOLIC BEER Non-Final OA CERIA, INC.
18023205 PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE Non-Final OA ORTET LIMITED
18001718 Novel Food Final Rejection The Protein Brewery B.V.
16499583 Emulsifier Composition Obtainable from Free Fatty Acids Non-Final OA Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
17989434 Process for Reducing The Time Required to Age A Raw Distillate by Expedited Aging Final Rejection Sound Crafted Spirits LLC
17254759 ACIDIC BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN BEVERAGE PREPARATION Non-Final OA ARLA FOODS AMBA
17792934 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING HIGH-GRAVITY BEER INTO SPIRITS Non-Final OA Porifera, Inc.
17720570 GENERATING A MOISTURE-MIGRATION RESISTANT GRANOLA AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Oats Overnight, Inc.
17282267 WHISKEY REPLICAS PRODUCED FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection Ava Food Labs, Inc.
16971533 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PRODUCED FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Ava Food Labs, Inc.
16971593 MOSCATO WINE REPLICAS PRODUCED FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection Ava Food Labs, Inc.
16607974 A METHOD FOR FEEDING BOVINE CALVES Non-Final OA Nutreco IP Assets B.V.

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