Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1614 1615 1616 3785

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-16.2% vs TC avg
930
Total Applications
+26.8%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 879 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798864 FORMULATIONS FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF ACTIVE AGENTS Non-Final OA Entera Bio Ltd.
19540268 OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF DRY EYE DISEASE Final Rejection NOVALIQ GMBH
19436348 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT MIXTURE COMPRISING SILICON AND BIOTIN AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Nutrition21, LLC
18841884 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT MIXTURE COMPRISING SILICON AND BIOTIN AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Nutrition21, LLC
18224561 NANOFIBER SHEET FOR HEALING TEAR OF ROTATOR CUFF CONTAINING RECOMBINANT PARATHYROID HORMONE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
18756678 COACERVATE CLEANSING COMPOSITION WITH ACNE TREATMENT ACTIVE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18543597 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND ACTIVE AGENT Final Rejection L'OREAL
18549841 PROCESS FOR REMOVING THE COLOUR FROM PREVIOUSLY COLOURED HAIR KERATIN FIBERS Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18265749 USE OF PARTICULAR AMINO ACIDS AS A PRETREATMENT FOR A PROCESS FOR DYEING OR BLEACHING KERATIN FIBRES Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18726314 USE OF INHALED NITRIC OXIDE (INO) FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH SARCOIDOSIS (PH-SARC) Non-Final OA Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
18422810 NANOLIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING RNA Final Rejection LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC

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