Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOLT, ANDRIAE M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1614 1616

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.4%
Allow Rate
-11.6% vs TC avg
785
Total Applications
+21.2%
Interview Lift
1431
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 731 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17915603 HIGH-LOAD SOLUTION CONCENTRATES OF DICAMBA Final Rejection BASF SE
17624875 SHEAR STABLE COMPOSITION FOR SPRAY DRIFT CONTROL Non-Final OA BASF SE
17774281 USE OF ACYLCYANAMIDES OR SALTS THEREOF FOR REGULATING PLANT GROWTH Final Rejection Alzchem Trostberg GmbH
18002617 METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOYBEAN RUST FUNGUS HAVING RESISTANCE TO QoI FUNGICIDE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18918833 MYCORRIHIZAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Final Rejection VERDESIAN LIFE SCIENCES U.S., LLC
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 Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
17996231 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS AND FUNGICIDE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THOSE Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
17909967 Compound Combination with Superior Herbicidal Activity Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
17627714 SEED COATINGS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE Non-Final OA RHODIA OPERATIONS
18021499 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FUNGAL DISEASES IN PLANTS Non-Final OA Bayer CropScience LP
17798097 FLOW-AID COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection CORN PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
18049647 Emulsion in Water for Preventing and Treating Yellow Shoot of Citrus Fruit Tree, Preparation Method and Application Method Final Rejection ZHUHAI RUNNONG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17595393 METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA LEON-NANODRUGS GMBH
18031176 HERBICIDE COMBINATION COMPRISING GLUFOSINATE, SAFLUFENACIL AND TRIFLUDIMOXAZIN Final Rejection COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17795281 HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS COMPRISING GLUFOSINATE AND TIAFENACIL Final Rejection COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17795274 HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS COMPRISING GLUFOSINATE AND SULFENTRAZONE Final Rejection COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17795054 Herbicide Combinations Comprising Glufosinate and Oxadiazon Final Rejection COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17795029 Herbicide Combinations Comprising Glufosinate and Fluthiacet-Methyl Final Rejection COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17510746 SELECTIVE WEED CONTROL WITH HALAUXIFEN OR 4-AMINO-3-CHLORO-5-FLUORO-6-(4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-METHOXYPHENYL) PYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF IN VINEYARDS OR PERENNIAL CROPS Final Rejection Corteva Agriscience LLC
17775986 SOIL WETTER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Croda International Plc
18522192 BIO-ERODIBLE OCULAR IMPLANTS FOR TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS OF THE EYE Non-Final OA Sight Sciences, Inc.
18032577 COMPOSITION, AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION, METHODS FOR INCREASING WATER AND NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY AND FOR IMPROVING PEST CONTROL IN PLANTS AND SEEDS, AND THE AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION Non-Final OA Oxiteno S.A. Indústria e Comércio
18375942 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANT PERFORMANCE Final Rejection Advanced Crop Chemistry, LLP
17773950 STABLE COMPOSITIONS OF FUNGICIDAL COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA UPL LTD
18551446 AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING MELATONIN AND CARBOXYLIC COMPOUNDS FOR ENHANCING ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTY TO INCREASE CROP YIELD Non-Final OA FERTIS INDIA PVT. LTD.
18031349 ANTIOXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, AND WHITENING COMPOSITION COMPRISING SKIN-DERIVED LACTIC ACID BACTERIA Non-Final OA SHEBAH BIOTECH INC.
18255487 COPPER-BASED FUNGICIDE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Shimom AMSELEM
18018070 A PESTICIDALLY ACTIVE MIXTURE COMPRISING PYRAZOLOPYRIDINE ANTHRANILAMIDE COMPOUND, OXIDES OR SALTS THEREOF Non-Final OA PI INDUSTRIES LTD.
18081630 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DARKLING BEETLES Non-Final OA Mary Ann Larose
17919599 Adjuvant For Agrochemicals Final Rejection Roman Szewczyk

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