Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 1655 1663 1699 2178

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Susan Coe Hoffman is an examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 1655. She has 1086 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 54.2 percent. This 54.2 percent rate indicates that more than half of the applications she reviews reach allowance. The 1086 resolved cases provide a baseline for evaluating prosecution success with this examiner.

The interview lift is 25.6 percent. This 25.6 percent increase in allowance probability indicates that direct communication is an effective strategy. Practitioners can use the 25.6 percent lift to address rejections and clarify technical points. This approach may be particularly useful for the 1086 cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 1655.

The median time to allowance is 1080 days. This 1080 days pendency provides a timeline for applicants to manage their expectations. Given the 54.2 percent allowance rate, the 1080 days duration is a standard part of the prosecution cycle. The 25.6 percent interview lift remains a primary method for improving outcomes.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

54.2%
Allow Rate
-0.8% vs TC avg
1,159
Total Applications
+25.6%
Interview Lift
1080
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1086 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
35.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18569614 MONK FRUIT EXTRACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18703803 PRODUCTS TO TREAT AND/OR PREVENT MENSTRUAL SYMPTOMS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18757797 SENOTHERAPY COMPOSITION CONTAINING CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT Non-Final OA AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
18872126 CACAO DERIVED COMPOSITION, AS WELL AS MOISTURIZING AGENT, SKIN QUALITY IMPROVING AGENT, HAIR QUALITY IMPROVING AGENT, COSMETIC FOR SKIN, COSMETIC FOR HAIR, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND FOOD COMPOSITION EACH CONTAINING THE CACAO DERIVED COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
18872093 CACAO DERIVED COMPOSITION, AS WELL AS MOISTURIZING AGENT, SKIN QUALITY IMPROVING AGENT, HAIR QUALITY IMPROVING AGENT, COSMETIC FOR SKIN, COSMETIC FOR HAIR, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND FOOD COMPOSITION EACH CONTAINING THE CACAO DERIVED COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
18578588 COMPOSITION FOR INDUCING AUTOPHAGY Final Rejection MEIJI CO., LTD.
18558183 COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Givaudan SA
17619014 EUTECTIC EXTRACTION OF SOLIDS Final Rejection Givaudan SA
18430680 METHODS FOR SUPPLEMENTING IRON, PROMOTING IRON ABSORPTION, AND/OR IMPROVING SKIN CONDITION BY USING SASKATOON BERRY EXTRACT Final Rejection TCI CO., LTD.
18577907 ENHANCED CANNABINOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA CRISP Curtis
18239287 COMPOSITION OF BOTANICAL EXTRACTS FOR SLEEP AND MOOD SUPPORT Non-Final OA NuLiv Science USA, Inc.
18116440 PLANT EXTRACTS WITH ANTI-DIABETIC AND OTHER USEFUL ACTIVITIES Final Rejection Housey Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, L.L.C.
17610207 COMPOSITION COMPRISING INULIN AND PROTEIN Non-Final OA Cosucra Groupe Warcoing S.A.

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