Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1612 1626

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.1%
Allow Rate
-8.9% vs TC avg
102
Total Applications
+39.8%
Interview Lift
1225
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18062575 HEMOSTATIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18255490 FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18155109 PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION AND USAGE METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18337547 VIRUS-INACTIVATING LIQUID AGENT AND VIRUS-INACTIVATING ARTICLE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17921799 ANHYDROUS COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYOLS, MONOALCOHOLS, FATTY AMINES AND AT LEAST 0.1% OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17956991 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR Final Rejection L'OREAL
17852729 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR Final Rejection L'Oreal
18761018 ISOMER-SPECIFIC NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF NATURAL RESERVATROL Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
17790010 Personal Care Compositions Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18691616 COSMETIC COMPOSITION Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
17998050 CO-GROUND ACTIVE(S) COMPRISING PRODUCT COMPRISING SURFACE-REACTED CALCIUM CARBONATE Final Rejection Omya International AG
17996391 SELF-TANNING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AN ALKYL SULFONATE AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Kao Corporation
18571558 SUSPENDING POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection ISP Investments LLC
18019786 Method for Producing Microcapsules Final Rejection Symrise AG

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