Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-35.0% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+49.0%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18151132 CELLULOSIC PARTICLE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18263296 COMPOSITE FILLER, AND PRODUCT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18265453 MICROPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TRIFLUDIMOXAZIN Final Rejection BASF SE
18033418 PESTICIDE MICROEMULSION COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection BASF SE
18258480 COMPOSITION FOR BRIGHTENING AND/OR WHITENING KERATIN MATERIALS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18255789 PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SHAMPOO FROM AN ANHYDROUS SOLID SURFACTANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection L'OREAL
18037294 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYEING BASE, AT LEAST ONE ASSOCIATIVE POLYMER AND AT LEAST ONE FATTY SUBSTANCE Final Rejection L'Oreal
18251414 ASSOCIATION OF A VICHY THERMAL WATER AND AN EXTRACT OF AT LEAST ONE BACTERIUM FROM THE SPECIES VITREOSCILLA FILIFORMIS CULTURED ON A MEDIUM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE VICHY THERMAL WATER Final Rejection L'OREAL
18005781 COSMETIC COMPOSITION, USE OF A COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18286344 ANHYDROUS AGENT FOR DYEING KERATIN MATERIAL, IN PARTICULAR HUMAN HAIR, CONTAINING AMINO SILICONES, PIGMENTS AND PARTICULAR ALKYLENE GLYCOLS Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18006881 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO IMPROVE PLANT HEALTH AND PROTECTION Non-Final OA PLANT RESPONSE, INC.

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