Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MATTISON, LORI K

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1619

This examiner grants 15% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

14.7%
Allow Rate
-45.3% vs TC avg
532
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1714
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 476 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
30.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18609690 PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17892194 DRY SHAMPOO PRODUCT WITH 55% OR LESS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17616873 USE OF ORAL CHEW FOR MODULATING ORAL MICROBIOTA AND IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
17767523 NON-ANIMAL SOFTGEL CAPSULE FORMULATIONS, METHODS OF PREPARATION, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
18539865 HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STRAIGHTENING HAIR Final Rejection L'OREAL
17733920 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING KERATIN FIBERS Final Rejection L'Oreal
17554058 COSMETIC AND PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CATIONIC SURFACTANTS AND ANIONIC COMPOUNDS Final Rejection L'OREAL
17312585 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HYDROPHOBIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER AND AT LEAST ONE AMINOSILICONE Final Rejection L'OREAL
17008135 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLEANSING KERATIN MATERIALS Final Rejection L'Oreal
15941916 KITS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR Final Rejection L'OREAL
15941965 METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18288581 MULTIPOTENT HAIR WASHING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18260093 NATURAL OIL-BASED PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED
17634317 KIT-OF-PARTS AND COMPOSITION FOR DYEING OF KERATIN FIBERS, METHOD, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Kao Corporation
17430158 DRY POWDER COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ISP INVESTMENTS LLC

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