Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MATTISON, LORI K

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 15% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

14.6%
Allow Rate
-45.4% vs TC avg
528
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
1794
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 467 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17484062 OLEOGELS IN UV ABSORBER COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17297501 AGROCHEMICAL OIL DISPERSION FORMULATION Non-Final OA BASF SE
17892194 DRY SHAMPOO PRODUCT WITH 55% OR LESS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17784569 HAIR CLEANSING AGENT COMPOSITION, KIT, AND HAIR CLEANSING METHOD Non-Final OA Kao Corporation
17634317 KIT-OF-PARTS AND COMPOSITION FOR DYEING OF KERATIN FIBERS, METHOD, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Kao Corporation
18355442 HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SMOOTHING HAIR Final Rejection L'OREAL
18067076 HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS THAT IMPART SHINE AND LUSTER Final Rejection L'OREAL
17853663 COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPARTING COLOR AND TONE TO THE HAIR Final Rejection L'Oreal
17554058 COSMETIC AND PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CATIONIC SURFACTANTS AND ANIONIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17489196 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR Final Rejection L'Oreal
17312585 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HYDROPHOBIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER AND AT LEAST ONE AMINOSILICONE Final Rejection L'OREAL
17332627 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR KERATIN FIBERS Final Rejection L'OREAL
17008135 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLEANSING KERATIN MATERIALS Non-Final OA L'Oreal
15941916 KITS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR Non-Final OA L'OREAL
15941965 METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18080312 HAIRSPRAY FORMULATIONS FOR HFO PROPELLANTS Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18288581 MULTIPOTENT HAIR WASHING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
16665799 Hair Cleansing and Conditioning Composition Final Rejection ARXADA AG
17337884 CLEANSING MATERIAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
17760357 ANTIMICROBIAL MATRIX AND USES THEREOF FOR ELIMINATING MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
18554079 HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc. d/b/a UNILEVER
17052915 CLEANSING COMPOSITION Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
17255852 FATTY ACID-GRAFTED HYALURONIC ACID, DERMAL FILLER FORMULATIONS COMPRISING SAME, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA
17430158 DRY POWDER COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ISP INVESTMENTS LLC
17629607 BIOCOMPATIBLE HYDROGEL COMPRISING HYALURONIC ACID AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL Final Rejection Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
18539018 SYSTEM, PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THE VAGINAL MICROBIOME Final Rejection VAGINAL BIOME SCIENCE, INC.
18339927 DETOX HAIR AND SCALP CLEANSER COMPOSITION, METHODS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA K18, Inc.
18552770 HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND HAIR TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA DSTYLE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
16603731 SKIN AND HAND CLEANSING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SCRUBBING MATERIALS Non-Final OA DEB IP LIMITED
17786081 POLYMERIC FATTY ACID COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FIBROUS AMINO ACID-BASED SUBSTRATES, ESPECIALLY HAIR Non-Final OA MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBH

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