Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAZARO, DOMINIC

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1615 1624

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
+2.6% vs TC avg
685
Total Applications
+32.3%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 639 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17771320 Vaginal Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18525934 SUNSCREEN OR DAILY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND INORGANIC UV FILTERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17961869 SUNSCREEN OR DAILY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND INORGANIC UV FILTERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
19285358 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING MELOXICAM Non-Final OA Mylan Laboratories LTD
18554362 ESTER COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18618507 HAIR TREATMENT SERUM AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18029390 SERUMS FOR REDUCING LIPID PEROXIDATION Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18635331 SKIN PROTECTANT FILM INCLUDING SKIN HEALTH INGREDIENTS Final Rejection Hollister Incorporated
17641516 NANOPARTICLES FOR SELECTIVE TISSUE OR CELLULAR UPTAKE Final Rejection Yale University
18462468 HAIR REPAIR COMPOSITION Final Rejection RHODIA OPERATIONS
18509310 LAUNDERABLE BACTERICIDAL AND VIRUCIDAL FABRIC FINISH Non-Final OA Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
17997348 SURFACE-MODIFIED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, LIQUID DISPERSION, AND COSMETIC Non-Final OA SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
18566255 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18253813 PLANT EXTRACTING METHOD Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18030176 Compositions Comprising Silybum Marianum Extract As A Senotherapeutic Agent Non-Final OA Clariant International Ltd.
14774101 COMPOSITIONS OF ALKYLAMIDOTHIAZOLES AND FRAGRANCES Non-Final OA BEIERSDORF AG
18682831 NOVEL PESTICIDAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SML LIMITED
18285002 SUSTAINED-RELEASE INJECTABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING NALTREXONE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Non-Final OA INVENTAGE LAB INC.
18125858 EXTRACT OF SPIRODELA POLYRHIZA AND ITS COSMETIC USES Final Rejection SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE LIMOUSINE D'APPLICATION BIOLOGIQUE
18265935 DENDROBIUM FIMBRIATUM EXTRACT AND NO-RINSE COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA L V M H RECHERCHE
18538772 Citrate-Based Bone Grafting Materials Non-Final OA Acuitive Technologies, Inc.
18379517 BALLOON CATHETERS FOR BODY LUMENS Final Rejection Urotronic, Inc.
18551556 BIONIC NERVE GRAFT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA NANTONG UNIVERSITY
17565944 BABY LOTION Non-Final OA Melaleuca, Inc.
18250760 TREATMENT OF ORAL MUCOSITIS Non-Final OA IZUN PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
17782630 HISTATIN-1 FORMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT, REPAIR OR REGENERATION OF BONE TISSUE IN A SUBJECT Final Rejection UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

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