Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TIEN, LUCY MINYU

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
133
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
1026
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
0.3%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17953392 SKIN CONDITIONING COMPOSITION WITH HIGH CONCENTRATION OF UREA TO BOOST THE SKINCARE ACTIVES Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18571920 HIGH-THROUGHPUT PREPARATION OF MICROPARTICLES WITH PULSATILE RELEASE Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18514903 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18529500 USE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Heraeus Medical GmbH
18713856 HAIR CLEANSING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18301004 Compositions Comprising Lipophilic Compounds and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols Final Rejection Symrise AG
18009284 Compositions Comprising Lipophilic Compounds and One or More (Bio)-Alkanediols Non-Final OA Symrise AG
18344001 COLORING SOLUTIONS FOR GUM TISSUE COLOR MATCH FOR ZIRCONIA PROSTHESIS Final Rejection James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
18684543 SUBSTITUTED 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLYL NICOTINAMIDES, SALTS OR N-OXIDES THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18549497 CHIRAL N-(1,3,4-OXADIAZOLE-2-YL)PHENYL CARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDES AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES Final Rejection Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18554687 METHOD OF INHIBITING FLOWERING OF SUGARCANE Final Rejection CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
17686880 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, METHODS FOR TREATING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
17309624 Compositions of Bedaquiline, Combinations Comprising Them, Processes for Their Preparation, Uses and Methods of Treatment Comprising Them Non-Final OA MannKind Corporation
18285570 SILICA-BASED FORMULATIONS OF THERAPEUTIC OLIOGPEPTIDES AND PEPTIDOMIMETICS Non-Final OA Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.
18709952 ANTIVIRAL AGENT, ANTIVIRAL PRODUCT, AND ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT LIQUID Non-Final OA Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.
18001936 NOVEL ANTIBACTERIAL HYDROGELS Final Rejection NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
18549612 AN OLEOGEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ETHYLCELLULOSE AND AN OILY ACTIVE INGREDIENT Final Rejection NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 1, LLC
18597044 Herbicidal Compositions Comprising Fluazifop And Triclopyr Non-Final OA Bayer CropScience LP
17903255 HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FLUAZIFOP, TRICLOPYR AND DIQUAT Non-Final OA BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP
18039231 QUICK RELEASE INSECTICIDAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA UPL Limited
18690286 POROUS TITANIUM ALLOY STRUCTURE WITH A SILVER COATING HAVING OSTEOCOMPATIBILITY AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. KG
18272405 OTF COMPOUND CONNECTED BY SEWING Final Rejection LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG
18684555 SUBSTITUTED 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLYL NICOTINAMIDES, SALTS OR N-OXIDES THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA BayerAktiengesellschaft
18530276 Composite Nano-agent for Combating Drug-fast Bacteria and Preparation Method Thereof Non-Final OA Guangdong Medical University
18563204 STABLE LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH DRUG LOADINGS OF MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA CERECIN INC.
18562719 MPLA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Revelation Biosciences, Inc.
18382741 TOPICAL ANTISEPTIC Final Rejection SurgiWipe LLC
18554605 METHODS FOR IMPROVING CUTANEOUS PERMEATION OF CANNABINOIDS AND FATTY ACID AMIDES Non-Final OA ANANDA SCIENTIFIC, INC.
18284085 AGRICULTURAL FORMULATIONS Final Rejection Stepan Company
18549878 Topical Cannabinoid Compositions and Methods for Treating Skin Diseases Final Rejection Avicanna Inc.

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