Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MERCHLINSKY, JOSEPH CULLEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1613 1791

This examiner grants 8% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

8.3%
Allow Rate
-56.7% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
-8.3%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19234950 INULIN COMPOSITIONS AND PLANT-BASED DAIRY MILK ALTERNATIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME Final Rejection WhiteWave Services, Inc.
18072018 INULIN COMPOSITIONS AND PLANT-BASED DAIRY MILK ALTERNATIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME Final Rejection WhiteWave Services, Inc.
18070393 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROVIDING A HEALTH BENEFIT IN AN ANIMAL Non-Final OA Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
18547796 HIGH PH CO-EXTRACTION METHOD OF PREPARING A STABLE OIL BODY SOLUTION Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17999227 USE OF HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING BONE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR BONE STRENGTH Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18302171 IMPROVED METHODS OF MAKING NON-AQUEOUS CHEWS Final Rejection Florida Research Group, LLC
18700032 KENGER GUM ADDED SOFT CANDY PRODUCTION Non-Final OA TEKIRDAG NAMIK KEMAL ÜNIVERSITESI
18561209 CHEESE EQUIVALENT PRODUCED ON THE BASIS OF PROTEINS OF PLANT ORIGIN Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
17905012 Process for Preparing a Flavored Composition Non-Final OA FIRMENICH SA
18442928 METHOD OF PRODUCING PROTEIN ISOLATE FROM SUNFLOWER MEAL Non-Final OA TARSHYN&CO LIMITED
18578891 A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FOOD PRODUCT FROM YEAST AND A YEAST BASED FOOD PRODUCT Non-Final OA USARIUM INC.
18259257 FOAMED, RESILIENT, PROTEIN-BASED PRODUCT Non-Final OA BÜHLER AG
18398767 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BEER-BASED CONCENTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BEER-BASED BEVERAGE, BEER-BASED CONCENTRATE, BEER-BASED BEVERAGE CONTAINING THE SAME, AND USE OF THE BEER-BASED CONCENTRATE Non-Final OA Brew-food ApS
18562730 POLYCATIONIC SALTS OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Firmenich Incorporated
18556693 FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCT Non-Final OA Stockeld Dreamery AB
18556053 FOOD FORMULATION WITH HIGH PROTEIN CONTENT Non-Final OA OSTARA INNOVATIONS B.V.
18552043 MEAT ANALOGUE FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF Final Rejection Solar Foods Oyj
18553383 CHITOSAN-BASED THERMOGELLABLE BINDING MIXTURES FOR VEGETABLE-BASED TEXTURED MEAT PRODUCTS Non-Final OA MYCOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
18553237 POTATO PROTEIN AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection KMC Kartoffelmelcentralen Amba
18552935 HYDROGEL ENCAPSULATIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
18072044 KIND OF PHYCOCYANIN TARO BALL AND PREPARATION METHOD Final Rejection Huzhou University
18551290 MEAT-ANALOGUE COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN INTERESTERIFIED BLEND OF VEGETABLE OIL AND FULLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL Final Rejection AAK AB (publ.)
18280994 CONSTRUCTS COMPRISING FIBRIN OR OTHER BLOOD PRODUCTS FOR MEAT CULTIVATION AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
18277418 SOY SAUCE AND SOY SAUCE-LIKE SEASONING WITH EXCELLENT AROMA, METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING HEAT-DETERIORATED SMELL, CONTAINER-PACKED COMPOSITION WITH SUPPRESSED HEAT-DETERIORATED SMELL AND COMPOSITION FOR SUPPRESSING HEAT-DETERIORATED SMELL Final Rejection Kikkoman Corporation
18251140 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSED ARTICLE OF PLANT PROTEIN FOOD/BEVERAGE PRODUCT IN WHICH AROMA IS ENHANCED Final Rejection AMANO ENZYME MANUFACTURING (CHINA), LTD.
18005438 EXQUISITE VEGAN CONVENIENCE FOODS AND PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Othmar KAEPPELI
17921753 METHODS OF PROCESSING CULINARY NUTS AND EXTRACTION PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY THE SAME Final Rejection RE-NUT AG
17917600 JELLIFIED WET FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA GALEWPET

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