Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PHAM, VU PHI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1755 1798

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-31.7% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+19.2%
Interview Lift
1255
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18257427 CASE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18040059 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18006637 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17997677 AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
17997313 AEROSOL GENERATING MATERIAL Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17907448 DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18245617 AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH SHAPED SUSCEPTOR Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
17905738 AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF AIR INGRESS ZONES Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18020166 CARTRIDGE CONTAINING MENTHOL AND FLAVORING AGENT AND AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18019667 Aerosol Generation Assembly Comprising an Aerosol Generation Device and a Cartridge with NFC Non-Final OA JT International SA
18006196 Aerosol Generating Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
18009188 Smoking Article for Aerosol Generation Device Comprising Information Code Final Rejection JT International SA
17926897 Aerosol Generation Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
17917076 Insulation Sleeve for Aerosol Generation Device Non-Final OA JT International SA
17956652 VAPORIZER DEVICE Non-Final OA JUUL Labs, Inc.
18011548 ATOMIZER AND ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
18028520 VAPOR GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17758883 AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND HEATER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17918896 HEATER AND SMOKING SET INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18087055 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND VAPORIZER Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18047004 ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE, AND HEATING CONTROL APPARATUS AND HEATING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17955037 AEROSOL-GENERATION ARTICLE, ELECTRONIC VAPORIZER, VAPORIZATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFYING METHOD, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Hainan Moore Brothers Technology Co., Ltd.
17748895 Process For Incorporating Additives Into Aerosol-Producing Substrates and Products Made Therefrom Final Rejection Mativ Holdings, Inc.
17918789 INHALER Non-Final OA KÖRBER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
18315073 SMOKING DEVICE WITH NEEDLE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA N2B LIMITED
17843486 Apparatus and Process for Flavoring a Smokable Article Final Rejection Taste Brands Limited Liability Company

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