Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1662

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+25.6%
Interview Lift
1187
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
38.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19188145 SOYBEAN VARIETY CL1941276 Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
15670352 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
15056636 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS WITH MULTIPLE HERBICIDE RESISTANT ALLELES OF AHASL1 AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
15056682 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS WITH MULTIPLE HERBICIDE RESISTANT ALLELES OF AHASL1 AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
15054872 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
15054883 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
12594289 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS WITH MULTIPLE HERBICIDE RESISTANT ALLELES OF AHASL1 AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
18400775 HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17662558 HERBICIDE TOLERANT PLANTS Final Rejection BASF SE
15428248 HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS Final Rejection BASF SE
15396004 METHOD FOR TREATING POST-EMERGENT RICE Final Rejection BASF SE
15094325 HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS Final Rejection BASF SE
18034730 Harvest Management Final Rejection BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
19257160 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 13230048 Non-Final OA Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
17987812 SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094723 Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18058537 ELITE EVENT EE-GM5 AND METHODS AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH EVENT IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Final Rejection BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
17058515 PLANTS CONTAINING ELITE EVENT EE-GM5 AND METHODS AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH EVENT IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, AND TREATMENT THEREOF Final Rejection BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
16758836 IMPROVEMENT OF HERBICIDE TOLERANCE TO HPPD INHIBITORS BY DOWN-REGULATION OF PUTATIVE 4-HYDROXYPHENYLPYRUVATE REDUCTASES IN SOYBEAN Non-Final OA BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
18589580 PEANUT VARIETY 'GEORGIA-Val/HO' Final Rejection University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.

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