Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STULII, VERA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1791 1794

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.3%
Allow Rate
-32.7% vs TC avg
892
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1640
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 851 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19305630 METHOD OF PRODUCING A FLAVOR COMPOSITION Non-Final OA PLANET A FOODS GMBH
18468954 PALATABILITY ENHANCEMENT OF DRY PET FOODS BY FAT MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
19049574 METHODS FOR MODIFYING A HOP FLAVOR PROFILE Non-Final OA Abstrax Tech Inc.
18270096 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINING FRUIT JUICE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18268521 NOVEL EXTRACT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17919828 BEER-TASTE BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17631001 FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Suntory Holdings Limited
18627953 Dry-Powdered Cheese Compositions with Naturally-Derived Color Blends, Method of Making and Cheese Product Non-Final OA KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC
18436536 METHOD FOR IMPROVING AFTERTASTE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES USING ALLULOSE Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18036638 Composition for Gelled Food, and Gelled Food Having Plurality of Layers Comprising Same Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18314061 USE OF LIQUID SMOKE IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOOD GRADE COATINGS TO CONTROL PEST INFESTATIONS Non-Final OA Mississippi State University
17369193 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STARCH-CONTAINING FOOD Final Rejection AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18689657 VEGAN FOOD PRODUCT SUCH AS A VEGAN EGG Non-Final OA Migros Industrie AG
17755132 ENRICHED FLAVOR COMPOSITION Final Rejection FIRMENICH SA
18466075 SHELF STABLE, HIGH MOISTURE FRUIT CONFECTIONS PRODUCED FROM SECONDARY FRUIT PRODUCTS Non-Final OA WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
18019956 CARBONATED BEVERAGE, METHOD FOR PREPARING FLAVOR COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING EFFERVESCENCE OF CARBONATED BEVERAGE Final Rejection TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18486948 AQUEOUS HOP PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR IMPARTING FLAVOR AND AROMA TO BEVERAGES Non-Final OA John I. Haas, Inc.
18259883 METHOD OF TREATING A NATURALLY LEAVENED BAKED PRODUCT, BY INJECTING A POST-OVEN SWEETENING AND PRESERVATIVE SOLUTION AND RELATED BAKED PRODUCT Non-Final OA BAULI S.P.A.
18141145 EDIBLE ALCOHOL-CONTAINING SPHERES Non-Final OA CDJ Partners, LLC
18013791 STABLE LIQUID ANIMAL FEED INGREDIENT Final Rejection PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.
18014636 USE OF A PRESERVATIVE COMBINATION FOR REDUCING GROWTH OF GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA IN OR ON A MEAT PRODUCT Non-Final OA Niacet B.V.
18011334 A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BEER Non-Final OA ANADOLU EFES BiRACILIK VE MALT SAN. A. S.
17617181 SAKE REPLICAS PRODUCED FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection Ava Food Labs, Inc.
17613623 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING DISTILLED SPIRIT Non-Final OA BROTHER JUSTUS WHISKEY CO.

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