Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

51 pending office actions • 28 art units • 42 examiners • 0 of 51 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 66 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

51
Total Pending OAs
38
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

31
Overdue
0
Due this week
12
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
5
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (31)Due ≤ 30 days (12)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (5)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

0
Hard (0%)
26
Medium (51%)
7
Easy (14%)
18
Unknown (35%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only24 (47%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only7 (14%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
No statute on record18 (35%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

44
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
4
Communications
8% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

510 h
Manual time on pending OAs
102 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
178 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAK, JOHN D 3 51.9% +37.7%
KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M 2 62.8% +51.3%
TIEN, LUCY MINYU 2 61.3% +35.6%
VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 2 53.2% +21.4%
OH, TAYLOR V 2 81.1% +15.4%
RHOADES, DEREK JAMES 2 73.8% +23.0%
HOLT, ANDRIAE M 2 48.7% +21.6%
HIRAKIS, SOPHIA P 2 41.2% +74.1%
VU, KHOA 1 68.5% +15.2%
LE, MICHAEL 1 65.9% +22.1%

Quick Wins (2)

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.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18247795 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONYLAMINOFURANS OH, TAYLOR V 132d overdue
18551614 PROCESS FOR PREPARING (2Z)-2-(PHENYLIMINO)-1,3-THIAZOLIDINE-4-ONE-SULFOXIDE DERIVATIVES IN AN ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED FORM OH, TAYLOR V 13d

Interview Candidates (19)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18247795 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONYLAMINOFURANS OH, TAYLOR V 132d overdue
17435003 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS HAVING INSECTICIDAL/ACARICIDAL PROPERTIES RHOADES, DEREK JAMES 113d overdue
17926559 AZABICYCLIC(THIO)AMIDES AS FUNGICIDAL COMPOUNDS PAK, JOHN D 77d overdue
18250664 [(1-PHENYL-5-HETEROARYL-1H-PYRAZOL-3-YL)OXY] ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AS SAFENERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF USEFUL PLANTS AND CROP PLANTS PAK, JOHN D 51d overdue
18570754 HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CINMETHYLINE AND ETHOFUMESATE VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 45d overdue
18666545 CCR8 ANTIBODIES FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M 36d overdue
18684543 SUBSTITUTED 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLYL NICOTINAMIDES, SALTS OR N-OXIDES THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES TIEN, LUCY MINYU 36d overdue
18732938 DETECTION OF ARTIFACTS IN SYNTHETIC MEDICAL IMAGES LE, MICHAEL 30d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1612 7
1626 5
1625 3
1699 3
1614 3
1674 2
1615 2
1621 2
1692 2
1629 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18776651 DETECTION OF ARTIFACTS IN SYNTHETIC IMAGES VU, KHOA 2611 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18732938 DETECTION OF ARTIFACTS IN SYNTHETIC MEDICAL IMAGES LE, MICHAEL 2614 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2024
18666545 CCR8 ANTIBODIES FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M 1674 Other Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending May 16, 2024
18710288 EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR HYPERTENSION PATIENTS PAULS, JOHN A 3683 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending May 15, 2024
18626788 PROCESS FOR PREPARING SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXANE AMINO ACID ESTERS AND SPIROKETAL-SUBSTITUTED CYCLIC KETO-ENOLS COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 Other Final Rejection 59d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2024
18684543 SUBSTITUTED 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLYL NICOTINAMIDES, SALTS OR N-OXIDES THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES TIEN, LUCY MINYU 1612 Other Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2024
18293095 USE OF COMPOSITIONS WITH ETHOFUMESATE AND BIXLOZONE IN WHEAT CROPS LOVE, TREVOR M 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jan 29, 2024
18580508 AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING THE PART(S) OF AN OBJECT DEPICTED IN ONE OR MORE IMAGES CESE, KENNY A 2663 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jan 18, 2024
18570761 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ISOXAZOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY 1624 §112 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18570754 HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CINMETHYLINE AND ETHOFUMESATE VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18570398 (1,4,5-TRISUBSTITUTED-1H-PYRAZOL-3-YL)OXY-2-ALKOXY ALKYL ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES, THEIR SALTS AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDAL AGENTS MCKOY, QUINCY ANDRE 1626 Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18565656 Compositions With Ethofumesate And A Safener BARBER, KIMBERLY 1615 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18559961 HERBICIDE/SAFENER COMBINATION BASED ON SAFENERS FROM THE CLASS OF SUBSTITUTED [(1,5-DIPHENYL-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)OXY]ACETIC ACIDS AND THEIR SALTS VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18558931 ALKYLAMIDE SUBSTITUTED, ANNULATED IMIDAZOLES AND USE THEREOF AS INSECTICIDES AULAKH, CHARANJIT 1621 §102 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18486120 MONITORING THE DISEASE PROGRESSION OF A PARKINSON'S PATIENT BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 138d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2023
18551766 SUBSTITUTED PYRROLIDIN-2-ONES, SALTS THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES PALLAY, MICHAEL B 1617 §112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Sep 21, 2023
18551614 PROCESS FOR PREPARING (2Z)-2-(PHENYLIMINO)-1,3-THIAZOLIDINE-4-ONE-SULFOXIDE DERIVATIVES IN AN ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED FORM OH, TAYLOR V 1625 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Sep 21, 2023
18549497 CHIRAL N-(1,3,4-OXADIAZOLE-2-YL)PHENYL CARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDES AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES TIEN, LUCY MINYU 1612 DPOther Final Rejection 70d Pending Sep 07, 2023
18549281 CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF (4S)-24-CHLORO-4-ETHYL-73-FLUORO-35-METHOXY-32,5-DIOXO-14-(TRIFLUORO-METHYL)-32H-6-AZA-3(4,1)-PYRIDINA-1(1)-[1,2,3]TRIAZOLA-2(1,2),7(1)-DIBENZENAHEPTAPHANE-74-CARBOXAMIDE CHEN, PO-CHIH 1621 §112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2023
18548530 PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKYL-4-OXOTETRAHYDROFURAN-2-CARBOXYLATE FERGUSON, JALISA HOLMES 1626 §112 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Aug 31, 2023
18547855 ACTOR-CRITIC APPROACH FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC IMAGES YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI 2666 §103 Non-Final OA 131d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2023
18278750 NEW CONTRAST AGENT FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 Other Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2023
18450086 TRIPLE STABILIZER SYSTEM MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN 1619 Other Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18264068 SUBSTITUTED (2-HETEROARYLOXYPHENYL)SULFONATES, SALTS THEREOF AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDAL AGENTS RHOADES, DEREK JAMES 1692 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Aug 02, 2023
18258013 USE OF DHODH INHIBITOR FOR CONTROLLING RESISTANT PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI IN CROPS IVANOVA, SVETLANA M 1626 §103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Jun 16, 2023
18256647 SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLO PIPERIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS HAVLIN, ROBERT H 1626 Other Final Rejection 40d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18256650 SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLO PIPERIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 Other Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18251509 AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED DRIFT, SPREADING AND UPTAKE PROPERTIES ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU 1616 Other Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending May 02, 2023
18250664 [(1-PHENYL-5-HETEROARYL-1H-PYRAZOL-3-YL)OXY] ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AS SAFENERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF USEFUL PLANTS AND CROP PLANTS PAK, JOHN D 1699 Other Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18250714 USE OF [(1,5-DIPHENYL-1H-PYRAZOL-3-YL)OXY] ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND THEIR SALTS AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM, FOR REDUCING PHYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF AGROCHEMICALS, IN PARTICULAR OF HERBICIDES, IN USEFUL PLANTS AND CROP PLANTS HOLT, ANDRIAE M 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18032096 SUBSTITUTED ACYL SULFONAMIDES FOR TREATING CANCER HIRAKIS, SOPHIA P 1623 §112 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18032067 SUBSTITUTED ACYL SULFONAMIDES FOR TREATING CANCER HIRAKIS, SOPHIA P 1623 Other Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18248535 ASYMMETRIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION OF 2-ARYL SUBSTITUTED BICYCLIC PYRIDINE KETONES IN PRESENCE OF A CHIRAL RUTHENIUM CATALYST CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S 1625 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Apr 11, 2023
18247795 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONYLAMINOFURANS OH, TAYLOR V 1625 §112 Non-Final OA 132d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2023
18245594 PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-4-AMINES AS SOS1 INHIBITORS TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH 1629 §103 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18245399 PYRETHROID IN-CAN ADJUVANTED SUSPENSION CONCENTRATES JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE 1613 §103 Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2023
18003118 SULFATED PEPTIDES FOR CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY GENERATION KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M 1674 Other Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18067892 CELL CULTURE METHOD KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA 1799 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
18000370 SELECTIVE HERBICIDES BASED ON SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLIN CARBOXAMIDES AND MEFENPYR-DIETHYL PRAGANI, RAJAN 1614 Other Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2022
18000189 SELECTIVE HERBICIDES BASED ON SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLIN CARBOXAMIDES AND CLOQUINTOCET-MEXYL ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1612 Other Non-Final OA 133d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17926559 AZABICYCLIC(THIO)AMIDES AS FUNGICIDAL COMPOUNDS PAK, JOHN D 1699 Other Non-Final OA 77d overdue Pending Nov 18, 2022
17996550 2-(HET)ARYL-SUBSTITUTED CONDENSED HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS PEST CONTROL AGENTS NESTOR, DONNA MICHELLE 1627 Other Non-Final OA 19d Pending Oct 19, 2022
17996231 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS AND FUNGICIDE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THOSE HOLT, ANDRIAE M 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 14, 2022
17996142 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS AND FUNGICIDE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THOSE HIRT, ERIN E 1616 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2022
17906035 USE OF OIL BASED SUSPO-EMULSION CONCENTRATES FOR REDUCING DRIFT DURING SPRAY APPLICATION XU, JIANGTIAN 1762 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Sep 09, 2022
17797406 SPRAY UNIT ZHOU, QINGZHANG 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Aug 03, 2022
17860684 METHOD FOR CREATING A RENAL INJURY MODEL TO SCREEN MOLECULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RENAL INJURY BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1618 §103 Final Rejection 79d Pending Jul 08, 2022
17786120 SUBSTITUTED THIOPHENE CARBOXAMIDES AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF PAK, JOHN D 1699 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 16, 2022
17435003 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS HAVING INSECTICIDAL/ACARICIDAL PROPERTIES RHOADES, DEREK JAMES 1692 Other Non-Final OA 113d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2021
17310754 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REPELLING BIRDS IN CROP PLANTS MAEWALL, SNIGDHA 1612 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Aug 20, 2021
17256944 SUBSTITUTED THIOPHENECARBOXAMIDES AND ANALOGUES AS ANTIBACTERIALS AGENTS KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI 1615 Other Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2020

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