Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1791 1793

This examiner grants 9% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

9.1%
Allow Rate
-55.9% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+17.3%
Interview Lift
1596
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17840206 RAPESEED MEAL Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
17864895 FOOD PRODUCT FOR REGULATING LIPID METABOLITES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Mars, Incorporated
17634824 SOFT STUFFED PET TREAT Non-Final OA Spectrum Brands, Inc.
18557605 BEVERAGES Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18034764 ENHANCED-SWEETNESS BEVERAGES Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18023907 BEVERAGE WITH INCREASED SWEETNESS Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17788115 ORAL COMPOSITION HAVING INCREASED SWEETNESS Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17818353 EDIBLE PET CHEW AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA SHANGHAI SUNLIGHT INNOV TRADING CO., LTD.
18291921 METHOD OF DETERMINING FEED FOR ALGAE-EATING FISH AND SHELLFISH, METHOD OF FEEDING ALGAE-EATING FISH AND SHELLFISH, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FEED Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17094581 Low Water Coffee And Tea Beverage Concentrates And Methods For Making The Same Non-Final OA Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
18614382 METHOD FOR PREPARING AND INCREASING FLAVOR MOLECULES IN YEAST EXTRACT AND USE OF THE YEAST EXTRACT Non-Final OA National Chung Hsing University
18392755 POWDERED WHIPPING AGENT PROVIDING ENHANCED WHIPPED FOOD TEXTURE Non-Final OA FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
17639085 TASTE MODIFYING INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM RICE PROTEIN Non-Final OA Givaudan SA
17597222 LOW LIPID CONTENT OAT PROTEIN COMPOSITION WITHOUT TRACES OF ORGANIC SOLVENT Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
17186587 Method of improving quality of sleep of an organism, a method of improving overall health of an organism, and a method of raising vitality of an organism Final Rejection MEIJI CO., LTD.
17747299 PET FOOD PRODUCT AND PET FOOD SPOON Non-Final OA Unicharm Corporation
18465328 TEMPEH CHIPS WITH IMPROVED ACID VALUE STABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Mamame Whole Foods Pte. Ltd.
17997725 AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FEED PRODUCT Non-Final OA Archer Daniels Midland Company
18179580 METHOD FOR TREATING AND CONTROLLING POST-HARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN FRUIT VIA EDIBLE COATINGS Non-Final OA DECCO WORLDWIDE POST-HARVEST HOLDINGS B.V.
17093557 MICROBIAL-BASED PROCESS FOR IMPROVED QUALITY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE Non-Final OA Prairie AquaTech LLC
17815783 PET CHEW CONTAINING MISCANTHUS GRASS Final Rejection T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC.
17915722 ULCERATIVE COLITIS DIET, FORMULAE, PRODUCTS AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection THE E. WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER
17933802 DIETARY SUPPLEMENT AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF SAME Non-Final OA StrongCell LLC
17931833 MYCOPROTEIN-FREE ENGINEERED FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Final Rejection Sneaky Apron, LLC.
17814101 CORN COB PET CHEW Non-Final OA IMS TRADING, LLC
17740689 Method for producing and preserving a semimoist animal feed, and semimoist animal feed in a substantially gas-tight packaging unit Final Rejection Tiernahrung Deuerer GmbH
17726010 OAT-BASED LIQUID HAVING ENHANCED FOAMING AND WELL-BALANCED TASTE QUALITY PROPERTIES, AND IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFICACY, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME BY QUADRI-ENZYME HYDROLYSIS AND USE OF THE SAME Non-Final OA A.G.V. PRODUCTS CORP.
17238568 PROTEIN-FORTIFIED BEVERAGES FOR ENHANCED ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Leprino Performance Brands LLC

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