Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WRIGHT, SARAH C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
617
Total Applications
+47.1%
Interview Lift
1360
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 553 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17747569 TEMPLATE PARTICLES WITH MICROPORES AND NANOPORES Final Rejection ILLUMINA, INC.
18661660 LOW WATER-CONTENT AND OTHER BROAD-SPECTRUM MINERAL SUNSCREENS Final Rejection LCS Advanced Solutions, LLC
17980199 PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION PRESERVATIVES LEVEL OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17419516 ORAL ARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17928326 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING FERMENTED CHESTNUT HUSK EXTRACT OR FRACTION THEREOF AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
17282843 CELLULOSE-ENCAPSULATED OIL EMULSIONS AND METHODS FOR CELLULASE REGENERATION Final Rejection TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
18000076 AEROSOL TYPE COSMETIC HAIR PREPARATION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
17995276 MAKEUP APPLICATION METHOD Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18552336 EMULSION WITH NEUTRALIZED WATER-SOLUBLE SCREENING AGENT, NONVOLATILE NONPHENYLATED SILICONE OIL, FILM-FORMING POLYMER AND LINEAR POLYOXYALKYLENATED POLYDIMETHYLMETHYLSILOXANE EMULSIFIER Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17853128 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR Non-Final OA L'Oreal
17787104 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A DISPERSION OF POLYMER PARTICLES IN A NON-AQUEOUS MEDIUM, A CATIONIC POLYMER AND AN ANIONIC POLYMER Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17926009 COSMETIC Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17463362 HYDROGEL-ENCAPSULATED CELLS AND HYDROGEL-DISPERSED CELLS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
18023155 SKIN CARE FORMULATION Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
17780014 METHOD FOR THE DECOLORIZATION OF KERATIN MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN DYED BY APPLYING A PIGMENT Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17289581 COMPOSITION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOR CARING FOR AND MODIFIYING HUMAN HAIR Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17116966 Composition For Providing High Lift And Color Deposit Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18318100 Sunscreen Compositions and Methods of Use Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18042484 Personal Care Compositions Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18746146 FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY OF DRUGS Non-Final OA Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
18241733 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRESBYOPIA Final Rejection LENZ Therapeutics Operations, Inc.
16960866 DOSAGE FORMS WITH DESIRED RELEASE PROFILES AND METHODS OF DESIGNING AND MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA Triastek Inc.
17377693 ABSORBENT ANTIMICROBIAL WOUND DRESSINGS Final Rejection Mölnlycke Health Care AB
17631721 SOLID COSMETIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Shiseido Company, Ltd.
17601252 EMULSION COMPOSITION COMPRISING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SUBSTANCE AND ORGANIC OILY PHASE THICKENER Final Rejection Shiseido Company, Ltd.
18000526 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Final Rejection Givaudan SA
17787249 DIALIPHATIC KETONE MIXTURES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Solvay SA
18036432 NOVEL SYSTEM FOR SOLUBILISING FAT-SOLUBLE ORGANIC SUN FILTERS Non-Final OA PIERRE FABRE DERMO-COSMETIQUE
18566196 Water-In-Oil Emulsion Cosmetic Non-Final OA JO COSMETICS CO., LTD.
17697935 METHOD FOR PREPARING ZONAL LAYERED CHONDROCYTE SHEETS AND TREATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

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