Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lark Julia Moreno, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MORENO, LARK JULIA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1692 1793

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lark Julia Moreno is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1692. She has 14 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 0.0%. The median days to allowance for her cases is 1143. Her interview lift is 0.0%, which indicates that interviews have not resulted in an increased probability of allowance.

Top companies appearing before her include Fujifilm Corporation, Suntory Holdings Limited, and Vinzymes Inc. These applicants are represented by firms such as Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Solaris Intellectual Property Group, PLLC, and WHDA, LLP. The 0.0% allowance rate represents the proportion of grants across her 14 resolved cases.

With 14 resolved cases, her profile shows the current outcomes in her docket. The median days to allowance of 1143 reflects the duration of prosecution for these cases. Practitioners should note that the 0.0% allowance rate and 0.0% interview lift provide a baseline for setting prosecution expectations.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

0.0%
Allow Rate
-65.0% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1143
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18822296 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROTEIN FOOD MATERIAL, AND PROTEIN FOOD MATERIAL Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18539135 METHOD OF PRODUCING PROTEIN FOOD MATERIAL, PROTEIN FOOD MATERIAL, AND MOLDED MEAT ALTERNATIVE Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18253958 PROTEIN PREPARATION PRODUCED FROM HEMP SEEDS AND PREPARATION METHOD Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
17800547 STABLE FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN POWDERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18044671 METHOD OF PREPARING A HIGH FIBER, PHASE STABLE LIQUID FROM FOOD MANUFACTURING SIDE STREAM MATERIAL Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18305498 EMULSION COMPOSITION Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18721314 BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18631814 FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT-CONTAINING BEVERAGE FILLED IN SPRAYING CONTAINER Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18693173 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PROTEIN FERMENTED FOOD OR BEVERAGE Non-Final OA AMANO ENZYME INC.
18832337 GAS LOSS REDUCING ADDITIVE FOR BEVERAGES, A BEVERAGE COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE GAS LOSS REDUCING ADDITIVE AND A METHOD OF REDUCING GAS LOSS FROM A BEVERAGE Non-Final OA Givaudan SA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lark Julia Moreno's allowance rate?

0.0% of resolved applications examined by Lark Julia Moreno were allowed (14 resolved cases), compared with 71.8% across Art Unit 1692 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lark Julia Moreno?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lark Julia Moreno take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lark Julia Moreno took 1,143 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lark Julia Moreno work in?

Lark Julia Moreno examines applications in Art Unit 1692 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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