Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1615 1624 1626 1655

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rebecca Lynn Scotland is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1615. She has 15 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 0.0 percent. This 0.0 percent figure indicates that none of the 15 resolved cases resulted in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this information to understand the current results in this docket.

The interview lift is 0.0 percent. This value shows that interviews have not been associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. Given that the allowance rate is 0.0 percent, the interview lift remains at 0.0 percent as well. This suggests that applicants may need to explore different strategies to overcome rejections in Art Unit 1615.

The median days to allowance is 1025. This 1025-day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. For applicants, this 1025-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 15 resolved cases with the 1025-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for their applications.

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

Performance Statistics

0.0%
Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.9%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18226834 YEAST PARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF WATER-ACTIVATED SELF-EMULSIFYING CANNABINOID FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18618954 ARTIFICIAL NAIL COMPOSITION CONTAINING URETHANE POLYMER PARTICLES Final Rejection SHOFU INC.
18911389 ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DICARBOXYLIC ACID Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18298435 Personal Care Composition Containing a Biosurfactant Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18179486 HAIR CONDITIONING COMPOSITION Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18840745 COMPLEX COACERVATES OF LACTOFERRIN AND OSTEOPONTIN Final Rejection SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18237093 COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L’ORÉAL
17922522 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO BIOFILMS USING LOW BOILING POINT PHASE CHANGE CONTRAST AGENTS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Colorado
18276596 ECO-FRIENDLY CAPSULE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR STABLE LOADING OF ANTISEPTIC DISINFECTANT AND ECO-FRIENDLY CAPSULE MANUFACTURED THEREFROM Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18833119 AEROSOL DEVICE CONTAINING A COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BRANCHED ALKANE, A FATTY SUBSTANCE AND A PROPELLANT Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18626302 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING THE COLOR OF HAIR Final Rejection L'Oreal
18114639 ANHYDROUS COSMETIC COMPOSITION INCLUDING OIL AND PLATY MINERAL, AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection L'OREAL
18849836 COPOLYMER, MEDICAL COMPOSITION, COATED MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHODS RESPECTIVELY FOR PRODUCING THOSE Non-Final OA TORAY Industries, Inc.
18715416 COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SHISEIDO COMPANY , LTD.
18260117 NATURAL OIL-BASED PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18262942 COMPOSITION FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18592423 METHOD OF TREATING INFLAMMATION AND PHOTORECEPTOR CELL DEGENERATION IN RETINAL DEGENERATION PATIENTS Final Rejection The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
17788554 COMPLEX FORMULATION COMPRISING SITAGLIPTIN AND DAPAGLIFLOZIN, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection HANMI PHARM. CO.,LTD.
18695023 IMAZAMOX AND GLYPHOSATE FOR CONTROLLING DIGITARIA INSULARIS Final Rejection BASF AGROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS B.V.
18247524 Composition for Treating Hair and Scalp Final Rejection DR. KURT WOLFF GMBH & CO. KG
17782566 DEEP-LAYER REMINERALIZATION OF HYDROXYLAPATITE Final Rejection DR. KURT WOLFF GMBH & CO. KG

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