Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WRIGHT, SARAH C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.5%
Allow Rate
-18.5% vs TC avg
619
Total Applications
+46.9%
Interview Lift
1249
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 556 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
67.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
15617399 NOVEL WOUND-HEALING-ENHANCING DEVICES Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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 Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17282843 CELLULOSE-ENCAPSULATED OIL EMULSIONS AND METHODS FOR CELLULASE REGENERATION Final Rejection TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
17463362 HYDROGEL-ENCAPSULATED CELLS AND HYDROGEL-DISPERSED CELLS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
17419516 ORAL ARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18000076 AEROSOL TYPE COSMETIC HAIR PREPARATION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
17995276 MAKEUP APPLICATION METHOD Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
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 Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18194527 Skin 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.
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.
18566196 Water-In-Oil Emulsion Cosmetic Non-Final OA JO COSMETICS CO., LTD.
18478320 HAIR DEMINERALIZER COMPOSITION, METHODS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA K18, Inc.
18282896 ELECTROSTATICALLY SPRAYABLE TANNING FORMULATION Final Rejection IONIQ Skincare GmbH & Co. KG
18039989 SOLUBLE SOLID FORM COSMETIC Final Rejection CASTARALO LTD.
16960866 DOSAGE FORMS WITH DESIRED RELEASE PROFILES AND METHODS OF DESIGNING AND MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA Triastek Inc.
18184503 SUNSCREEN-ACTIVE MIXTURES, METHODS OF FORMING TREATED MIXTURES FOR SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS, SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection SAV Consultants LLC
18076001 ANTI-AGING DERMATOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Dr. Sabrina Ltd.
17922749 METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN EXTRACT OF SANDALWOOD, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME AND COSMETIC USES THEREOF Non-Final OA JAFER ENTERPRISES R&D, S.L.U
17697935 METHOD FOR PREPARING ZONAL LAYERED CHONDROCYTE SHEETS AND TREATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
17769795 INSECTICIDAL MIXTURES OF BIFENTHRIN AND CHLORANTRANILIPROLE Non-Final OA FMC Agro Singapore Pte. Ltd.
17773579 GREEN ANTIFUNGAL AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION BASED ON NANOMATERIALS OF SILICON AND ZINC Non-Final OA BIOLÓGICOS ESTRATÉGICOS BIOEST S.A.S.

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