Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1781 1789 1793 1794 3761

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.5%
Allow Rate
-41.5% vs TC avg
961
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
1578
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 878 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19319592 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE RECOVERY OF POLAR AND NON-POLAR AROMA COMPOUNDS FROM A DEALCOHOLIZED BEVERAGE Non-Final OA FLAVOLOGIC GMBH
15734727 MODIFIED RAPESEED PROTEIN ISOLATE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18546242 A PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN EXTRUDED PLANT-BASED FOOD PRODUCT Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17636504 DEPOSITING METHOD AND DEPOSITOR PLATE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
19012569 PLANT BASED HONEY COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MELIBIO, INC.
18405205 PLANT BASED HONEY COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MELIBIO, INC.
18006447 METHOD FOR PREPARING CULTURED MEAT ON BASIS OF CELL COATING TECHNIQUE, AND CULTURED MEAT PREPARED THEREBY Non-Final OA Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
18018840 GLUTEN-FREE BAKED GOODS Final Rejection Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
15525454 CO-EXTRUDED SNACK PRODUCT Non-Final OA INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
18549494 METHOD FOR PREPARING DOUGH FOR FROZEN PIZZA Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18185490 FROZEN GYOZA DUMPLINGS WITH SUPPORT Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18042654 EDIBLE FOOD WRAP COMPOSITION Final Rejection Cargill, Incorporated
17650454 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TOPPINGS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A BAKED FOOD ITEM Non-Final OA Papa John's International, Inc.
18656260 COMPOSITION COMPRISING GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR AND HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE Non-Final OA Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1, LLC
18702689 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN EXTRACT OF HERB(S) AND/OR SPICE(S) FROM A VINEGAR SALT Non-Final OA GALACTIC S.A.
18701668 OAT FRACTIONATION PROCESS AND BEVERAGES PRODUCED THEREFROM Non-Final OA fairlife, LLC
18334002 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE Non-Final OA Starbucks Corporation
18694999 NON-TRANS AND NON-TEMPERED OIL AND/OR FAT FOR CHOCOLATES Non-Final OA FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
18690539 USE OF LEGUMINOUS STARCH AND ITS CROSS LINKED DERIVATIVES TO IMPROVE THE TEXTURE OF MEAT PRODUCTS AND MEAT ANALOGUES Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18043867 USE OF A MIXTURE OF PREGELATINIZED, AMYLOSE-RICH STARCHES HAVING LARGE PARTICLE SIZE AND SOLUBLE FIBERS FOR COATING AND GLAZING BREAKFAST CEREALS Final Rejection ROQUETTE FRERES
18354742 COMPOSITION COMPRISING POWDERED FATTY ACID GLYCERIDE Non-Final OA DuPont Nutrition Biosciences APS
17997381 INGREDIENT SYSTEM FOR BAKERY PRODUCTS Non-Final OA DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS
18587259 Method and Formulation For Gluten-Free Bakery Products Non-Final OA Rich Products Corporation
18423936 ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA PMI Nutrition, LLC
18539939 FOOD PRODUCT HAVING CRUNCHY TEXTURE Final Rejection Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc.
18568582 FOOD COMPOSITION Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
17906835 RAW CHINESE NOODLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING STORAGE ODOR OF RAW CHINESE NOODLES, AND AGENT FOR SUPPRESSING STORAGE ODOR OF RAW CHINESE NOODLES Non-Final OA NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18281000 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING FAT TISSUE FOR CELL-BASED MEAT PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
17801412 YEAST AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR ANIMAL PRODUCT SUBSTITUTES Final Rejection YEAP LTD.
18365012 FOODS COMPRISING THERMALLY-REVERSIBLE CARRAGEENAN AND PECTIN GEL FILLINGS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Xiao Chi Jie Corp

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