USPTO Examiner MERCIER MELISSA S - Art Unit 1615

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19326225DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF EPINEPHRINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19311629UROLITHIN GUMMY (PECTIN) FORMULATIONSAugust 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19264750TREATMENT OF POOR METABOLIZERS OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN WITH A COMBINATION OF BUPROPION AND DEXTROMETHORPHANJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19251149MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFJune 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19243333DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF EPINEPHRINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSJune 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
19095550CANNABIS COMPOSITIONS, ORAL PRODUCTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEMarch 2025September 2025Allow620NoNo
19078590Adhering Lozenge with High Amount of Sparsely Soluble Active IngredientMarch 2025October 2025Allow810NoNo
19071625MICRONEEDLE ARRAY PATCHES (MAPS), SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING SAMEMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19025220GELS FOR INSULIN DELIVERYJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19009331SUSPENSION CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIDENE ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow920YesNo
19004850MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18986791DUAL ACTING POLYMERS IN AN OSMOTIC FILM FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION TO TREAT INFLAMMATORY DISEASES AND CYTOKINE RELEASE SYNDROMEDecember 2024November 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18975144MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFDecember 2024February 2025Allow210NoNo
18946268PARTICLES COMPRISING A THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENT AND SUSPENSIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFNovember 2024November 2025Allow1230NoNo
18911732MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFOctober 2024December 2024Allow210NoNo
18897657OPHTHALMIC FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18791632MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFAugust 2024October 2024Allow210NoNo
18789870MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024September 2024Allow210NoNo
18755045MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFJune 2024August 2024Allow210NoNo
18667581TREATMENT OF POOR METABOLIZERS OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN WITH A COMBINATION OF BUPROPION AND DEXTROMETHORPHANMay 2024April 2025Allow1120NoNo
18664248CANNABIS COMPOSITIONS, ORAL PRODUCTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEMay 2024December 2024Allow711YesNo
18654883Antibody Biopharmaceutical Formulations Including Polymer ExcipientsMay 2024July 2025Allow1500NoNo
18643145Additive Compositions for Pigmented Disinfection and Methods ThereofApril 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18643422NERATINIB-CYCLODEXTRIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMEApril 2024February 2025Allow1011YesNo
18633642PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING OR IMPROVING EDEMA AND BLOOD STASIS AFTER OPEN SURGERYApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18623901COMPOSITIONS AND FORMULATIONS FOR USE OF A PK INHIBITOR FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT OF SKIN DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERSApril 2024December 2024Allow920YesNo
18608675ADHESION PREVENTION WITH SHEAR-THINNING POLYMERIC HYDROGELSMarch 2024December 2025Allow2120YesNo
18588687Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository Formulation For Treatment Of DiseaseFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18588996Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository Formulation For Treatment Of DiseaseFebruary 2024September 2024Allow620YesNo
18588820Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository Formulation For Treatment Of DiseaseFebruary 2024August 2024Allow620YesNo
18588892Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository Formulation For Treatment Of DiseaseFebruary 2024August 2024Allow620YesNo
18588938Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository Formulation For Treatment Of DiseaseFebruary 2024August 2024Allow620YesNo
18425208TUNABLE, CONTROLLED-RELEASE, URETHANE-CONTAINING ELASTOMERS AND PROCESSES OF FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1301NoNo
18416293Encased Tamper Resistant Controlled Release Dosage FormsJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18415019TOPICAL SKIN COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING WRINKLESJanuary 2024February 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18411663DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF EPINEPHRINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18402042PROSTAMIDE-CONTAINING INTRAOCULAR IMPLANTJanuary 2024August 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18401652FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY AND CHEMOTHERAPY WITH AN OXYGEN THERAPEUTICJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18397342POLYLACTIC ACID MICROSPHERE, POLYLACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID MICROSPHERE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAMEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18395565COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATIONDecember 2023August 2024Allow820NoNo
18539830METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SELF-REGULATED RELEASE OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1821NoNo
18529137PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF DILTIAZEM HYDROCHLORIDE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2023April 2024Allow401NoNo
18519955NEBULIZATION FORMULATIONS FOR DELIVERY TO LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACTNovember 2023March 2025Allow1611NoNo
18488366TREATMENT OF POOR METABOLIZERS OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN WITH A COMBINATION OF BUPROPION AND DEXTROMETHORPHANOctober 2023January 2024Allow310NoNo
18553141SUSPENSION CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIDENE ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVESeptember 2023November 2025Allow2620NoNo
18472743METHODS FOR ORAL PAIN RELIEFSeptember 2023April 2024Allow600NoNo
18550802WATER-SOLUBLE TOPICAL OPHTHALMIC PREPARATION CONTAINING LUTEIN AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18460763Compositions for Enhancing Bioavailability of Pharmaceuticals, Supplements and Ingested SubstancesSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2140NoNo
18241523TOPICAL SKIN CREAMSeptember 2023December 2023Allow410NoNo
18241540TOPICAL SKIN CREAMSeptember 2023November 2023Allow210NoNo
18456759BORTEZOMIB COMPOSITIONSAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18547777URIDINE TRIACETATE AMORPHOUS FORMULATIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow2820NoNo
18447553PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PSILOCYBIN FOR IMPROVED DISSOLUTION AND RAPID ONSET BY TARGETED STOMACH AND MUCOSAL RELEASEAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3001NoNo
18264938OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18226572THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION INCLUDING PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM OPUNTIA LITTORALISJuly 2023March 2024Allow821NoNo
18356901HYDROGEL PRODRUG FOR TREATMENTJuly 2023August 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18355964SOLID PREPARATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID PREPARATION, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGENJuly 2023May 2024Abandon1010NoNo
18222331BLEACH COMPOSITIONSJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010NoNo
18213048COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFJune 2023August 2025Abandon2631NoNo
18212471ANTIMICROBIAL SUPERABSORBENT COMPOSITIONSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18208287VITAMIN COMPOSITION FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATIONJune 2023February 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18327658HYDROGEL PRODRUG FOR TREATMENTJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18323747ACIDIC GLUCOSE-BASED HAIR CARE COMPOSITIONMay 2023January 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18038628SOLID DISPERSION, PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, PREPARATION METHOD, AND APPLICATION THEREOFMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18200958ANTIBODY BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS INCLUDING POLYMER EXCIPIENTSMay 2023February 2024Allow811NoNo
18197787TOPICAL SKIN CREAMMay 2023November 2023Allow621NoNo
18317786PROSTAMIDE-CONTAINING INTRAOCULAR IMPLANTMay 2023November 2024Abandon1801NoNo
18196710MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIALMay 2023July 2025Allow2611NoNo
18315590Implantable Medical Device for the Delivery of an AntipsychoticMay 2023December 2025Abandon3101NoNo
18036025ORAL THIN FILMMay 2023December 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18310549EXTENDED RELEASE PLASTIC FORMULATIONMay 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18136012PARTICLES COMPRISING A THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENT AND SUSPENSIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2023October 2024Allow1810NoNo
18131715MUCO-ADHESIVE, CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF LEVODOPA AND/OR ESTERS OF LEVODOPA AND USES THEREOFApril 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18128705DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF EPINEPHRINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
181929555HT AGONISTS FOR TREATING DISORDERSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2711NoNo
18192404DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF EPINEPHRINE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMarch 2023August 2025Allow2920YesNo
18125106THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION INCLUDING PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM OPUNTIA LITTORALISMarch 2023September 2023Allow511NoNo
18188384BORTEZOMIB COMPOSITIONSMarch 2023July 2023Allow410NoNo
18122284COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING DRUG RELEASE OF DRUG-DELIVERY LIPOSOMESMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18122416ZWITTERIONICALLY MODIFIED POLYMERS AND HYDROGELSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2501NoNo
18184470Gummy Composition for Relief from HangoverMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18025803CHEBULINIC ACID AND ITS ENRICHED FRACTION FROM THE FRUITS OF TERMINALIA CHEBULA FOR TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH) AND ITS PREPARATION THEREOFMarch 2023February 2026Allow3520NoNo
18175020Compositions for Enhancing Bioavailability of Pharmaceuticals, Supplements and Ingested SubstancesFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1821NoNo
18175442MUCOADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR DIRECTIONAL DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTSFebruary 2023August 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18169571TREATMENT OF POOR METABOLIZERS OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN WITH A COMBINATION OF BUPROPION AND DEXTROMETHORPHANFebruary 2023September 2023Allow720YesNo
18109421FULVESTRANT FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF THEIR USEFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2120NoNo
18166416LYOPROTECTANT COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023July 2023Allow620YesNo
18007003PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE NASAL ADMINISTRATION OF A COBALAMIN COMPOUNDJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18096686Encased Tamper Resistant Controlled Release Dosage FormsJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18153528Topical Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising 2-[3-[4-Amino-3-(2-Fluoro-4-Phenoxy-Phenyl)-1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-D]Pyrimidin-1-YL]Piperidine-1-Carbonyl]-4,4-Dimethylpent-2-EnenitrileJanuary 2023January 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18015422METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING ORAL SOLUBLE FILMS, COMPOSITIONS OF ORAL SOLUBLE FILMS, ORAL SOLUBLE FILMS MADE BY THEREBY, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2023November 2025Abandon3431NoNo
18150292Compositions Containing MicrocapsulesJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2630NoNo
18150152COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EOSINOPHILIC DISORDERSJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2301NoNo
18148756Skincare Composition and Process for Creating SulforaphaneDecember 2022February 2026Allow3811NoNo
18146022BIOABSORBABLE POLYMERIC COMPOSITION FOR A MEDICAL DEVICEDecember 2022July 2024Abandon1810NoNo
18145463PULLULAN CAPSULESDecember 2022October 2023Allow910NoNo
18078921COMPOSITION FOR INCREASING SEXUAL DESIRE OR PLEASUREDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18063085IONTOPHORETIC MICRONEEDLE DEVICEDecember 2022August 2025Abandon3330NoNo
17994166FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY AND CHEMOTHERAPY WITH AN OXYGEN THERAPEUTICNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17925366ORGANIC SOL-GEL NANO-COMPOSITION FROM PANAX NOTOGINSENG, RUTIN, GINKGO BILOBA EFFECTIVE IN ENHANCING CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROTECTION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOFNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MERCIER, MELISSA S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
11
(52.4%)
Examiner Reversed
10
(47.6%)
Reversal Percentile
69.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 47.6% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
130
Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(26.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
95
(73.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.1%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 26.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MERCIER, MELISSA S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MERCIER, MELISSA S works in Art Unit 1615 and has examined 1,237 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MERCIER, MELISSA S's allowance rate of 67.7% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MERCIER, MELISSA S receive 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MERCIER, MELISSA S is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MERCIER, MELISSA S. This interview benefit is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.