Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LAZARO, DOMINIC

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1615 1624 1626

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dominic Lazaro has resolved 671 cases in Art Unit 1611 of Tech Center 1600. His allowance rate pct of 63.6% reflects a moderately challenging examination environment. This rate suggests that nearly two-thirds of applications on his docket eventually reach a grant.

The interview lift pct of 31.5% is significant, indicating that interviews are a highly effective tool for overcoming rejections and securing an allowance. This high lift suggests that Lazaro is very responsive to verbal advocacy, making interviews a primary strategy for practitioners.

The median_days_to_allowance is 1175. Practitioners should consider the 31.5% lift as a key strategy to navigate the relatively long pendency and improve the 63.6% baseline allowance rate. Early engagement through interviews may help streamline the prosecution process within this 1175-day timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
699
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 671 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18525934 SUNSCREEN OR DAILY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND INORGANIC UV FILTERS Final Rejection BASF SE
17961869 SUNSCREEN OR DAILY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND INORGANIC UV FILTERS Final Rejection BASF SE
18506462 SELECTIVE DETECTION OF BED BUGS Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18289614 METHOD FOR INITIATING POLYMERIZATION OF AMINO ACID N-CARBOXYANHYDRIDES IN AQUEOUS PHASE Non-Final OA PEKING UNIVERSITY
18561489 SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION COMPRISING BEMOTRIZINOL Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18449675 LIBRARY OF PH RESPONSIVE POLYMERS AND NANOPROBES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18434567 NON-SOLID COSMETIC COMPOSITION WITH AN APOLAR VOLATILE HYDROCARBON OIL, A SOLVENT WITH AN ALCOHOL, ACID, AMINE OR AMIDE FUNCTION AND A SILICONE ELASTOMER WITH CARBOXYLIC ACID FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18250308 COMPOSITION FOR SKINCARE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18029390 SERUMS FOR REDUCING LIPID PEROXIDATION Final Rejection L'Oreal
17641516 NANOPARTICLES FOR SELECTIVE TISSUE OR CELLULAR UPTAKE Non-Final OA Yale University
14774101 COMPOSITIONS OF ALKYLAMIDOTHIAZOLES AND FRAGRANCES Final Rejection BEIERSDORF AG
18030176 Compositions Comprising Silybum Marianum Extract As A Senotherapeutic Agent Non-Final OA Clariant International Ltd.
18654097 INJECTABLE HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Drexel University
18566255 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Final Rejection GIVAUDAN SA
18299716 COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING TRANSDERMAL SUPPLEMENTATION Final Rejection Xygenyx Inc.

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