Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TIEN, LUCY MINYU

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
135
Total Applications
+37.0%
Interview Lift
1032
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.7%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18041973 DOPA MODIFIED GELATIN FOR WOUND HEALING AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18514903 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18278907 MICRONEEDLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DELIVERY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18549497 CHIRAL N-(1,3,4-OXADIAZOLE-2-YL)PHENYL CARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDES AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES Final Rejection Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18680901 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLEANSING KERATIN MATERIALS Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18554368 USE OF NAPHTHALENE SULPHONATE AS COMPATIBILISER IN TANK MIX COMPOSITION Final Rejection SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
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

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