Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1613 1616 1617
This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases
Erin E. Hirt serves in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600, where she has overseen 734 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 40.3%, which indicates a rigorous examination environment. This is paired with a median days to allowance of 1250, suggesting that obtaining a patent from this examiner requires both persistence and a strong application. These figures, based on 734 resolved cases, offer a reliable look at the challenges applicants face.
The interview lift pct of 23.0% provides a strategic opportunity to improve the 40.3% allowance rate. This lift shows that direct engagement can be a meaningful factor in overcoming rejections. Given the 1250 median days to allowance, practitioners should consider an interview as a way to clarify issues and potentially find a path to grant that might not be apparent through written communication alone. The large sample of 734 resolved cases ensures that these metrics are a consistent reflection of her practice in Tech Center 1600.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18259555 | NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM | Final Rejection | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company |
| 18003380 | Biocide Compositions | Final Rejection | BASF SE |
| 18845744 | HERBICIDAL COMPOUNDS | Non-Final OA | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18833155 | HERBICIDAL COMPOUNDS | Non-Final OA | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18702511 | HERBICIDAL IMIDAZOLE COMPOUNDS | Final Rejection | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18000438 | FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS | Final Rejection | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18000333 | FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS | Final Rejection | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 17773321 | PESTICIDALLY ACTIVE FUSED BICYCLIC HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS | Non-Final OA | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18351638 | WHEAT SEED PRODUCTION | Final Rejection | PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| 18800473 | CLEANSING COMPOSITIONS | Non-Final OA | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| 18390207 | HERBICIDALLY ACTIVE BICYCLIC BENZAMIDES | Non-Final OA | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft |
| 17996142 | ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS AND FUNGICIDE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THOSE | Final Rejection | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18717304 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSOR, AN OXYALKYLENATED FATTY ALCOHOL AND A POLYSACCHARIDE | Non-Final OA | L'OREAL |
| 18848548 | HETEROCYCLE-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | QINGDAO KINGAGROOT CHEMICAL COMPOUND CO., LTD. |
| 18837312 | HYDROPHOBIC CELLULOSE NANOFIBER, HYDROPHOBIC CELLULOSE NANOFIBER DISPERSION, AND COSMETIC | Non-Final OA | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
| 18726440 | LIQUID PESTICIDAL COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED |
| 17759540 | PLANT DISEASE CONTROL COMPOSITION AND PLANT DISEASE CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED |
| 18419734 | HERBICIDAL MIXTURE, COMPOSITION AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | FMC CORPORATION |
| 18798533 | POWDER PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING | Non-Final OA | Control Solutions, Inc. |
| 17491491 | POWDER PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING | Non-Final OA | Control Solutions, Inc. |
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