Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MERRIAM, ANDREW E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1624 1791

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

22.5%
Allow Rate
-42.5% vs TC avg
192
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1400
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 120 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
34.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18555329 USE OF PROPANDIOL MONONITRATE AND LIMONENE FOR REDUCING THE FORMATION OF METHANE EMANATING AND FOR IMPROVING THE DIGESTIBILITY Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
17788240 FISH FEED PELLETS LOADED WITH A MICROBIAL OIL Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18650697 THIN DONUT-SHAPED DRY KIBBLE FOR SMALL ADULT DOGS Non-Final OA Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
18003170 PROCESS FOR PREPARING SHELF-STABLE PLANT-BASED YOGURT ANALOGUES AND YOGURT ANALOGUES THEREOF Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18048653 FERMENTED MILK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17632491 SPRAY DRIED CACAO PULP Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
18551439 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT Non-Final OA Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
17781368 HIGH-ACID BAKED GOOD AND METHOD OF MAKING BAKED GOOD Non-Final OA Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
16968753 METHOD FOR PREPARING FERMENTED COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED ODOR USING YEAST Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17921365 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A FLAVOURING Non-Final OA Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
17913425 FROZEN CONFECTION Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18796404 SNACK AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF Final Rejection JOXTY SE
17274465 SNACK AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF Non-Final OA JOXTY SE
17622354 Product Containing Cocoa and One or More Sweetening Agents, Method For The Production of Such Products, in Particular Chocolate Products or Chocolate-Like Products, Use of Products of Said Type, For Example To Make Chocolate Products or Chocolate Like Products Final Rejection ETH Zurich
18772038 NOVEL PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Louis Dreyfus Company Plant Proteins LLC
18044596 NOVEL COATED BULKING AGENT PARTICLES Final Rejection Cargill, Incorporated
18044592 CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18044593 CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
17999943 VEGAN COMPOSITION FOR BAKING Final Rejection CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18347540 METHOD FOR PREVENTING AGGLOMERATION IN MIXTURE OF XYLITOL AND CALCIUM ASPARTATE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG HUAKANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18708061 MEAT-ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT INCLUDING OILSEED PRESS CAKES Non-Final OA MORE ALTERNATIVE FOODS LTD.
18655497 PROTEIN METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Impossible Foods Inc.
18596578 CASEINATE POWDER FOR A CONFECTIONARY PRODUCT Non-Final OA FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
18316545 COMPOSITION FOR COLOR CHANGING BEVERAGES CONTAINING ANTHOCYANINS Non-Final OA AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
17922377 GRAPE JUICE-CONTAINING GUMMY CONTAINING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID Non-Final OA FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
18245168 STARCH COMPOSITION FOR FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID STARCH COMPOSITION Final Rejection J-OIL MILLS, Inc.
17775890 INFANT FORMULA WITH SPECIAL LIPID ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPROVING POSTNATAL GROWTH OF INFANTS BORN TO OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE MOTHERS Non-Final OA N.V. Nutricia
18564313 PUFFED FOOD Final Rejection MEIJI CO., LTD.
18285545 PUFFED GRAIN FLOUR FOOD CONTAINING CACAO COMPOSITION Final Rejection MEIJI CO., LTD.
18285556 BAKED CONFECTIONARY CONTAINING CACAO COMPOSITION Final Rejection MEIJI CO., LTD.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month