Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
14 pending office actions • 3 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
BASF Corporation has 14 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These matters are concentrated in only 3 distinct art units, suggesting a very specific technical focus despite the number of applications. The company is working with 11 distinct examiners, which means that multiple examiners are often working within the same technical groups. This concentration in 3 distinct art units may allow for a more consistent prosecution strategy across the portfolio.
KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V is the busiest examiner, overseeing 2 pending office actions. Although there are 14 pending office actions, the use of only 11 distinct examiners indicates some overlap in the individuals reviewing the company's biotech applications. This structure suggests that while the company is dealing with 11 different people, they are all specialized in a few specific areas of biotechnology. For practitioners, this concentration within 3 distinct art units is a key factor, as it may lead to more predictable prosecution outcomes compared to a more dispersed portfolio. The company's 14 pending office actions are being reviewed by a relatively small number of technical groups, which can help in maintaining a unified patent strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 4 (29%) |
| §112 only | 5 (36%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (21%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (14%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V | 2 | 69.6% | +25.5% |
| KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 2 | 78.5% | +14.4% |
| ZHENG, LI | 2 | 83.5% | +13.0% |
| GANGLE, BRIAN J | 1 | 76.8% | +14.6% |
| SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1 | 84.6% | +26.4% |
| LOGSDON, CHARLES | 1 | 71.9% | +11.0% |
| JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1 | 87.5% | +21.9% |
| SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1 | 76.5% | +14.9% |
| IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | 1 | 87.4% | +12.2% |
| FAN, WEIHUA | 1 | 83.3% | +12.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18989895 | Markers for Soybean Peroxidase | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 53d |
| 19242214 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING GENES FOR INSECT CONTROL | GANGLE, BRIAN J | — |
| 18954204 | HPPD Variants and Methods of Use | KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V | — |
| 18989929 | Markers for Iron Deficiency Chlorosis | LOGSDON, CHARLES | — |
| 18990393 | MARKERS FOR PHYTOPHTHORA RESISTANCE | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | — |
| 18689022 | PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HERBICIDES | IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | — |
| 17785358 | PRECISE INTRODUCTION OF DNA OR MUTATIONS INTO THE GENOME OF WHEAT | ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17555737 | Canola Hybrid Variety 9CN0103 | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 16d overdue |
| 18696265 | NON-TRANSGENIC SUNFLOWER PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HERBICIDES | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 7d |
| 18428995 | ELITE EVENT EE-GH7 AND METHODS AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH EVENT IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | FAN, WEIHUA | 42d |
| 18989895 | Markers for Soybean Peroxidase | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 53d |
| 19242214 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING GENES FOR INSECT CONTROL | GANGLE, BRIAN J | — |
| 18954204 | HPPD Variants and Methods of Use | KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V | — |
| 19021762 | CANOLA HYBRID 22CN0178 | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | — |
| 19021567 | CANOLA HYBRID 22CN0172 | ZHENG, LI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1662 | 8 |
| 1663 | 5 |
| 1645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19242214 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING GENES FOR INSECT CONTROL | GANGLE, BRIAN J | 1645 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 18954204 | HPPD Variants and Methods of Use | KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V | 1662 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19021762 | CANOLA HYBRID 22CN0178 | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19021567 | CANOLA HYBRID 22CN0172 | ZHENG, LI | 1662 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19021707 | CANOLA HYBRID 22CN0175 | ZHENG, LI | 1662 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18989895 | Markers for Soybean Peroxidase | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 53d | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18989929 | Markers for Iron Deficiency Chlorosis | LOGSDON, CHARLES | 1662 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18990393 | MARKERS FOR PHYTOPHTHORA RESISTANCE | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18696265 | NON-TRANSGENIC SUNFLOWER PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HERBICIDES | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1663 | — | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18689022 | PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HERBICIDES | IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18428995 | ELITE EVENT EE-GH7 AND METHODS AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH EVENT IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | FAN, WEIHUA | 1663 | Other | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 17785358 | PRECISE INTRODUCTION OF DNA OR MUTATIONS INTO THE GENOME OF WHEAT | ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN | 1662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2022 |
| 17555737 | Canola Hybrid Variety 9CN0103 | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 16758836 | IMPROVEMENT OF HERBICIDE TOLERANCE TO HPPD INHIBITORS BY DOWN-REGULATION OF PUTATIVE 4-HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVATE REDUCTASES IN SOYBEAN | KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V | 1662 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialBASF Corporation has 14 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 11 examiners.
Mykola V Kovalenko has the most, with 2 of BASF Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
