Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1791

This examiner grants 3% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

2.7%
Allow Rate
-62.3% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
-3.3%
Interview Lift
774
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18691184 HIGH-MOISTURE TEXTURIZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
19075760 PROCESSING METHOD OF LACTIC ACID FERMENTED FOOD Non-Final OA CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
18037501 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18194361 METHODS OF MAKING SHELF STABLE AND READY TO DRINK PLANT PROTEIN BEVERAGES Final Rejection PepsiCo, Inc.
18081189 Plant-Based Cream Cheese Product and Method of Making a Plant-Based Cream Cheese Product Final Rejection Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
17837632 Plant-Based Cream Cheese Product and Method of Making a Plant-Based Cream Cheese Product Non-Final OA Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
17733732 PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING A PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT Final Rejection Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
17428989 EDIBLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A STRUCTURED AQUEOUS PHASE Non-Final OA Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18783928 YEAST-BASED NUTRIENT AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA DANSTAR FERMENT AG
18269225 ORALLY DISSOLVING PROTEIN EXTRUDATES Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18273656 PUFFED FOOD COMPOSITION CONTAINING BEANS AND/OR MILLET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
16341748 CHOLINE ESTER-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR ORAL INGESTION Final Rejection Shinshu University
18028759 PLANT-BASED SOUP BASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SOUP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
18694637 METHOD FOR REDUCING THE BITTERNESS OF A LEGUMINOUS PROTEIN Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
17621812 ENRICHED FLAVOR COMPOSITION Final Rejection FIRMENICH SA
18582140 Batter Compositions, Packaged Batter Products, and Related Methods Non-Final OA General Mills, Inc.
17689616 Shelf Stable Aggregate Food and Methods Final Rejection General Mills, Inc.
17611416 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MILK PRODUCTS WITH MODIFIED FIRMNESS AND/OR GELATION TIME AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED Non-Final OA Chr. Hansen A/S
18254146 KOKUMI TASTE ENHANCEMENT AND RELATED SCREENING METHODS Final Rejection Firmenich Incorporated
17763137 KONJAK GEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, SHRIMP-LIKE FOOD USING KONJAK GEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHRIMP-LIKE, VACUUM-FREEZE DRIED FOOD Non-Final OA NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
17764713 COMPOSITION PACKED IN CONTAINER, USE THEREOF, AND PROCESSED FOOD PACKED IN CONTAINER Non-Final OA KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
18231889 FLAVORING FOR SPIRITS AND WINE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND INFUSING Non-Final OA COOPERAGES 1912, LLC
18229818 TREATMENT AGENT AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ATTRACTIVENESS OF INSECTS OR THEIR LARVAE TO AQUACULTURE ANIMALS Non-Final OA PETIDEA CAPITAL INVESTMENT LIMITED
18038823 A METHOD OF PRODUCING A STACKED, SLICED FOOD ANALOGUE Final Rejection Kerry Group Services International Limited
18027941 METHOD OF PREPARING A READY-TO-CONSUME FOOD PRODUCT Non-Final OA GLANBIA IRELAND DAC
17927414 FIBER SUPPLEMENTED ACIDIFIED DAIRY PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME Final Rejection Cooperatie Koninklijke Avebe U.A.
17685380 OLEOGEL COMPOSITIONS AND FLAVOR DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PLANT-BASED MEAT ANALOGUES Final Rejection Paragon Flavors, Inc.

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