Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MERCIER, MELISSA S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1612 1615 1626 1743 3785

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+2.1% vs TC avg
1,242
Total Applications
+6.1%
Interview Lift
1035
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1202 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18498117 DEODORANT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17961089 ANTIPERSPIRANT AND DEODORANT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18939379 SALBUTAMOL DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18036209 DELAYED RELEASE SOFTGEL CAPSULES Final Rejection R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
18437509 COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES INCORPORATING WATER-INSOLUBLE THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND METHODS OF THE USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
19242195 COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF DRY POWDER EPINEPHRINE Non-Final OA Belhaven BioPharma Inc.
18514634 DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF EPINEPHRINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Belhaven BioPharma Inc.
18898086 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18547596 ANTIMICROBIAL WET WIPES Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18951119 CLEANSING AGENT Non-Final OA Shiseido Company, Ltd.
18869925 MOLECULARLY CLEAVABLE BIOINK FORMULATION Non-Final OA THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
18246582 GASTRO RETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMS COMPRISING DEUTETRABENAZINE Final Rejection AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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