Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PALLAY, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1617 1645

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.8%
Allow Rate
-4.2% vs TC avg
770
Total Applications
+34.8%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 713 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
67.8%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17793755 NOVEL ADDITIVES FOR AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18128271 SOLID DEODORIZER FOR CONCEALING A VISUAL INDICATOR ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCT LIFE SIGNAL Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17834994 ORAL PRODUCT WITH SUSTAINED FLAVOR RELEASE Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
16007041 AUXIN HERBICIDAL MIXTURES Final Rejection Monsanto Technology LLC
17195819 PIGMENT COMPOSITION FOR SEED COATINGS Final Rejection Sun Chemical Corporation
18551766 SUBSTITUTED PYRROLIDIN-2-ONES, SALTS THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18641369 DIHYDROMYRICETIN NANOEMULSION FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THEM Final Rejection The Trustees of Princeton University
18662545 MODIFIED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS COMPRISING DEFERIPRONE Non-Final OA Università degli Studi di Milano
18651700 USE OF HIGHER ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL IN IMPROVING NITROGEN FIXING CAPACITY AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE CAPACITY OF LEGUMES Non-Final OA Zhuhai Runnong Science and Technology Co. Ltd
18644608 MEK1/2 INHIBITOR-LOADED MICROPARTICLE FORMULATION Non-Final OA The United States Government, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18592784 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI Non-Final OA RedHill Biopharma Ltd.
18326585 BANDING SOLUTION FOR MANUFACTURING ENTERIC HARD CAPSULES AND ENTERIC HARD CAPSULE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SUHEUNG CO., LTD.
18394634 ELASTIC ADHESIVE COMPRESSION DRESSING Final Rejection RETIYA MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
18386327 GOLD NANO-DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PAIN AND CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA Toronto Poly Clinic Inc.
18453429 Premoistened Wipes with Virucidal Properties Against Non-Enveloped Viruses Non-Final OA ARXADA, LLC
18266870 USE OF MITOXANTRONE HYDROCHLORIDE LIPOSOME Non-Final OA CSPC ZHONGQI PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY (SHIJIAZHUANG) CO., LTD
18257605 ANTIOXIDANT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT Non-Final OA VIVA NATURALS, INC.
18206895 Brain Targeted Nutritional Therapeutic for Improved Cognitive Function and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment Non-Final OA BRAINCARE LLC
17764322 OSELTAMIVIR FORMULATION Non-Final OA SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
18140414 WOUND-CLEANSING PAD APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Farrow Medtech, LLC
18248925 Hybrid Micro Molding-Fiber Deposition Substrate Processing for Cell Biology Manipulation and Local Anisotropy Final Rejection Ri.MED FOUNDATION
18295520 CONTACT LENS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA PS Therapy, Inc.
17627221 HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING R-TYPE PYRIDYLOXY CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Qingdao Kingagroot Chemical Compound Co., Ltd.
18158156 HAEMOSTATIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA Medtrade Products Limited
18005224 SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMERIC FOAM Non-Final OA UPL DO BRASIL INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE INSUMOS AGROPECUARIOS S.A.
17917407 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VIRUSES Final Rejection Elias Reichel
17909869 ANTISEPTIC-ANTIBIOTIC GUMBOS EFFECTIVE AGAINST GRAM-NEGATIVE PATHOGENS Final Rejection Board of Supervisors of Lousiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
17770640 USE OF STARCH NANOPARTICLES LOADED WITH ACTIVE MOLECULES FOR AQUACULTURE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D'OPALE
17533942 OPTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA PS Therapy Ltd
17279777 TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA-ASSOCIATED TAUOPATHIES Non-Final OA Deutsches Zentrum Fur Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen E.V. (DZNE)

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