Listed by the USPTO as KERSHAW, KELLY P
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1791
This examiner grants 18% of resolved cases
Kelly P. Kershaw is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1791. She has overseen 220 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 17.7 percent. This 17.7 percent rate serves as the primary benchmark for applicants in this art unit.
The interview lift for this examiner is 16.0 percent. This 16.0 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a higher probability of allowance than the 17.7 percent baseline. The median time to reach an allowance is 1250 days. This 1250-day duration is an important metric for applicants to use when planning their prosecution schedules.
Top companies appearing before this examiner include Nestlé S.A., Symrise AG, and Almendra Pte. Ltd. Legal representation is often provided by firms such as Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. These firms manage cases within the 1250-day median pendency. Practitioners should consider the 16.0 percent interview lift as a tactical option to improve the 17.7 percent allowance rate. The 220 resolved cases provide the statistical basis for these observations.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18682772 | LAVER SNACK HAVING CHEWY TEXTURE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | Final Rejection | CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION |
| 16691997 | EDIBLE CHEW FOR A HUMAN CHILD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE EDIBLE CHEW | Final Rejection | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. |
| 17999237 | FOAMING CREAMER | Final Rejection | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. |
| 18852025 | BEER TASTE BEVERAGE | Non-Final OA | SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
| 18682721 | ANTI-CAKING COMPOSITION FOR SALT | Non-Final OA | Cargill, Incorporated |
| 18792084 | ANTI-OXIDANT COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS |
| 18708803 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR TEXTURED PLANT PROTEIN-CONTAINING FOOD PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | AMANO ENZYME INC. |
| 18631934 | DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL | Final Rejection | Individual inventor |
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Build Your Strategy17.7% of resolved applications examined by Kelly P Kershaw were allowed (220 resolved cases), compared with 26.2% across Art Unit 1791 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Kelly P Kershaw took 1,250 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kelly P Kershaw examines applications in Art Unit 1791 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
