Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1662
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
Mykola V. Kovalenko is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1638, where he has 546 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 69.4 percent and an interview lift of 25.8 percent. This lift indicates that applicants who conduct an interview see a higher probability of allowance than the baseline. The 25.8 percent interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for navigating the process.
The median days to allowance for these 546 resolved cases is 1204. Practitioners should factor this 1204-day timeline into their prosecution strategy. The 69.4 percent allowance rate provides a baseline for success in this art unit. With the resolved cases, the data offers a look at the examiner's historical performance.
In Art Unit 1638, the median days to allowance represents the time required to reach a grant. The interview lift is a metric for applicants to consider when deciding whether to engage the examiner directly. These figures establish the current prosecution environment for this examiner in Tech Center 1600.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18827196 | Hybrid Seed Production Method | Final Rejection | BASF SE |
| 18400775 | HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 17662558 | 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 |
| 15670352 | HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, 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 |
| 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 |
| 15054872 | HERBICIDE-RESISTANT SUNFLOWER PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE | Final Rejection | 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 |
| 19016749 | COTTON TRANSGENIC EVENT MON 88701 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Monsanto Technology LLC |
| 18819661 | TRANSGENIC BRASSICA EVENT MON 88302 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Monsanto Technology LLC |
| 18635544 | TRANSGENIC MAIZE EVENT MON 87419 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Final Rejection | Monsanto Technology LLC |
| 17987812 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094723 | Non-Final OA | Monsanto Technology LLC |
| 18430133 | PRODUCTION OF CANNABINOID GLYCOSIDE COMPOUNDS IN CELL CULTURE | Non-Final OA | Trait Biosciences Inc. |
| 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 |
| 18232269 | HEXAPLOID-OCTOPLOID PERENNIAL RYEGRASS, HEXAPLOID-OCTOPLOID RYEGRASS AMERICAN RYEGRASS, AND HYBRIDS THEREOF | Non-Final OA | NEXGEN Plant Science Center, LLC |
| 18342484 | SPECIES OF TOBAMOVIRUS | Final Rejection | NUNHEMS B.V. |
| 17554095 | WHEAT STEM RUST RESISTANCE GENES AND METHODS OF USE | Non-Final OA | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| 18520215 | PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HERBICIDES | Non-Final OA | BASF AGRO B.V. |
| 15156671 | HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS | Final Rejection | BASF AGROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS, B.V. |
| 14978281 | HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS | Final Rejection | BASF Agrochemical Products, B.V. |
| 13393784 | HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS | Non-Final OA | BASF AGROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS, B.V. |
| 13393744 | Herbicide-Tolerant Plants | Final Rejection | BASF AGROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS, B.V. |
| 18433835 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PLANT GROWTH | Final Rejection | PLANTARC Bio LTD. |
| 18457067 | EFFECTS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTATIONS TO IMPROVE HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE | Non-Final OA | RiceTec, Inc. |
| 17313747 | HERBICIDE-RESISTANT RICE PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE | Final Rejection | Instituto Nacional De Technologia Agropecuaria |
| 14790279 | AHAS MUTANTS | Final Rejection | BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH |
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