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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Cermak & Mcgowan LLP

35 pending office actions • 22 clients

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
11
Final Rejections
24
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 7
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. 6
Alps Biotech Co., Ltd. 2
Collaborative Medicinal Development, LLC 2
Labrida AS 1
Kyoto University 1
Evolva SA 1
Danstar Ferment AG 1
Microcosm Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Lantmännen Oats AB 1
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 1
Lika Antisepsis Gbr 1
Hunilife Biotechnology, Inc. 1
Microcosm Technology Co., Ltd. 1
LANTMÄNNEN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AB 1
Corticalis AS 1
Lantmännen Unibake Holding A/S 1
Procypra Therapeutics, LLC 1
Timothy P. Murphy 1
LANTMÄNNEN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AB 1
LANTMÄNNEN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AB 1
Straumann Holding AG 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18702300 Composition for Promoting the Assimilation of an Oligosaccharide Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE 1655 Non-Final OA Apr 17, 2024
18474513 METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID Ajinomoto Co., Inc. STAPON, ANTHONY SCOTT 1656 Non-Final OA Sep 26, 2023
18550853 Prevention and Treatment of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Disease Labrida AS BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 1693 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2023
18281350 PEPTIDE AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING PEPTIDE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Kyoto University HA, JULIE 1654 Non-Final OA Sep 11, 2023
18354129 COSMETIC COMPOSITION Ajinomoto Co., Inc. SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1615 Non-Final OA Jul 18, 2023
18351225 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHYTOSPHINGOSINE OR PHYTOCERAMIDE Evolva SA MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y 1652 Non-Final OA Jul 12, 2023
18350982 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHYTOSPHINGOSINE OR PHYTOCERAMIDE Danstar Ferment AG KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 1653 Non-Final OA Jul 12, 2023
18334675 APPLICATION OF LASER-RELEASABLE COMPOSITION Microcosm Technology Co., Ltd. GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD 1748 Final Rejection Jun 14, 2023
18256080 Prebiotic Composition for Butyric Acid Bacteria Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD 1693 Non-Final OA Jun 06, 2023
18250643 Anti-Microbial Skin-Care Composition Comprising Beta-Glucan and Natural Oil Lantmännen Oats AB WEBB, WALTER E 1612 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2023
18246797 Use of Antcin H and Its Derivatives for Treating Central Nervous System Diseases Alps Biotech Co., Ltd. LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2023
18170671 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING MODIFIED NATURAL KILLER CELLS AND ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T CELLS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University GRABER, JAMES J 1631 Non-Final OA Feb 17, 2023
18155281 METHODS OF EXTENDING LIFESPAN BY ADMINISTERING FERROPTOSIS INHIBITORS Collaborative Medicinal Development, LLC MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN 1624 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2023
18065167 METHOD FOR INDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS Ajinomoto Co., Inc. PATEL, VIJAY DINESHBHAI 1616 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2022
18009966 Cognitive Function Improving Agent, Cognitive Function Maintaining Agent, Hippocampus Function Improving Agent, and Hippocampus Function Maintaining Agent Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. DURYEE, ALEXANDER MARSH 1657 Non-Final OA Dec 12, 2022
17999081 Use of SAA, rSAA or inhibitors of SAA in the treatment of dysregulated inflammation Lika Antisepsis Gbr JUEDES, AMY E 1644 Non-Final OA Nov 17, 2022
17998559 DRUG CONJUGATES CONTAINING ALPHA-ENOLASE ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Hunilife Biotechnology, Inc. HAQ, SHAFIQUL 1678 Final Rejection Nov 11, 2022
17997041 USES OF ANTRODIA CINNAMOMEA EXTRACT IN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS FOR REDUCING EXPRESSION AND TREATING ASSOCIATED DISEASES OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2 Alps Biotech Co., Ltd. FIEBIG, RUSSELL G 1655 Non-Final OA Oct 25, 2022
17954709 Flexible Display Cover Substrate Microcosm Technology Co., Ltd. NELSON, MICHAEL B 1787 Final Rejection Sep 28, 2022
17947596 L-GLUTAMATE OXIDASE MUTANT Ajinomoto Co., Inc. EIX, EMILY FAY 1653 Final Rejection Sep 19, 2022
17910175 A Consumable Product Comprising Malted Cereals for Promoting Recovery at Physical Activity LANTMÄNNEN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AB FIEBIG, RUSSELL G 1655 Final Rejection Sep 08, 2022
17939570 Liquid Composition for Cleaning, Sanitizing and/or Disinfecting Corticalis AS WEBB, WALTER E 1612 Final Rejection Sep 07, 2022
17799466 A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BAKED PRODUCT WITHOUT ADDITION OF SUGAR Lantmännen Unibake Holding A/S TRAN, LIEN THUY 1793 Final Rejection Aug 12, 2022
17713804 Surfactant and Composition Ajinomoto Co., Inc. ISNOR, ALEXANDRA NICOLE 1611 Final Rejection Apr 05, 2022
17688035 COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING CAKING Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1651 Final Rejection Mar 07, 2022
17639649 A NOVEL POLYMORPH AND USES THEREOF Procypra Therapeutics, LLC BRAUN, MADELINE E 1624 Non-Final OA Mar 02, 2022
17633386 Composition for Babies and Infants for Improving Memory Ability in Childhood Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. OGUNBIYI, OLUWATOSIN A 1645 Non-Final OA Feb 07, 2022
17592938 Methods for Treatment of Addiction-Reward Behaviors Timothy P. Murphy MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H 3774 Non-Final OA Feb 04, 2022
17559470 AMINO ACID COMPOSITION HAVING CO-AMORPHOUS STRUCTURE Ajinomoto Co., Inc. SAWYER, JENNIFER C 1691 Final Rejection Dec 22, 2021
17611312 COMPOSITION Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE 1657 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2021
17480792 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALLOLACTOSE Ajinomoto Co., Inc. MARTIN, RACHEL E 1657 Final Rejection Sep 21, 2021
17438158 Heteroaromatic and Heterobicyclic Aromatic Derivatives for the Treatment of Ferroptosis-Related Disorders Collaborative Medicinal Development, LLC MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN 1624 Non-Final OA Sep 10, 2021
17193092 Consumable Product Comprising Malted Dehulled Oats LANTMÄNNEN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AB KIM, BRYAN 1792 Non-Final OA Mar 05, 2021
17193141 Consumable Product Comprising Malted Wheat LANTMÄNNEN FUNCTIONAL FOODS AB KIM, BRYAN 1792 Non-Final OA Mar 05, 2021
16985492 PERIODONTAL DISEASE TREATMENT Straumann Holding AG EIDE, HEIDI MARIE 3772 Non-Final OA Aug 05, 2020

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