Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HIRT, ERIN E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1616 1617

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

39.2%
Allow Rate
-20.8% vs TC avg
777
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 709 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
82.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17545060 ANTIBACTERIAL MONOMER, ANTIBACTERIAL POLYMER COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE ANTIBACTERIAL MONOMER, ANTIBACTERIAL FILM OBTAINED FROM THE ANTIBACTERIAL POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND ARTICLE INCLUDING THE ANTIBACTERIAL FILM Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18259555 NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
19086455 Compositions and Methods for Protecting Plant Roots and Enhancing Plant Growth Final Rejection Midwestern BioAg Holdings, LLC
18702511 HERBICIDAL IMIDAZOLE COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18255416 HERBICIDAL DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18000438 FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18000333 FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18509414 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOYBEAN RUST FUNGUS HAVING RESISTANCE AGAINST Qo SITE INHIBITOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18255005 LIQUID PESTICIDAL FORMULATION Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
16348563 TERNARY HERBICIDAL COMBINATION Final Rejection UPL LTD
18260434 PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR OR METHOD FOR PROMOTING PLANT GROWTH Final Rejection Kureha Corporation
17597402 PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING PLANT GROWTH Final Rejection Kureha Corporation
17996142 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS AND FUNGICIDE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THOSE Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
17034430 Safening Rice Against Group 15 Herbicides Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
17773227 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HERBICIDE AND INTERMEDIATE THEREOF Non-Final OA KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18010606 HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS Non-Final OA UPL Limited
18511201 PEST CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA National Chung Hsing University
17491491 POWDER PEST CONTROL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING Non-Final OA Control Solutions, Inc.
18419734 HERBICIDAL MIXTURE, COMPOSITION AND METHOD Non-Final OA FMC CORPORATION
18566378 FUSED PYRIDINES FOR CONTROLLING INVERTEBRATE PESTS Non-Final OA FMC Corporation
17546331 METHODS FOR KILLING PESTS Final Rejection The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
18384286 ANTIFUNGAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE Non-Final OA Texas Crop Science, Inc.
18286523 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE FOR PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF TURFGRASS OVER WEEDS Non-Final OA Edaphix, LLC
18275085 BLEACHING COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS Non-Final OA KAO GERMANY GMBH
18258628 STABLE LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING KUDING SAPONIN COMPOUND Non-Final OA SHANGHAI KE PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
18335522 METHODS OF USE OF PURIFIED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE GAS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT, AND STORAGE Final Rejection SYNEXIS LLC
17628334 CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE-SUBSTITUTED IMINO ARYL COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Qingdao Kingagroot Chemical Compound Co., Ltd.
18091504 NEUROBLASTOMA TREATMENT WITH TAUROLIDINE HYDROLYSIS PRODUCTS Final Rejection CorMedix Inc.
17971209 ANIMAL LITTER AND BEDDING Non-Final OA Rem Brands, Inc.
17808855 THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection AesculaTech, Inc.

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