Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1662

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
1190
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17662558 HERBICIDE TOLERANT PLANTS Final Rejection BASF SE
15396004 METHOD FOR TREATING POST-EMERGENT RICE Non-Final OA BASF SE
16016995 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 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
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
18622531 INBRED CORN LINE KW4FP1815 Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18540629 RICE CULTIVAR 'PVL04' Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
18456896 EFFECTS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTATIONS TO IMPROVE HERBICIDE RESISTANCE/TOLERANCE IN RICE Final Rejection RiceTec, Inc.
15156671 HERBICIDE-TOLERANT PLANTS Final Rejection BASF AGROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS, B.V.
18433835 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PLANT GROWTH Final Rejection PLANTARC Bio LTD.
12237282 PLANTS HAVING INCREASED BIOMASS Non-Final OA PERFORMANCE PLANTS, INC.
18374377 CUCUMBER VARIETY 'VC18013053' Final Rejection NAMDHARI USAGRISEEDS, INC.
18231906 KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS VARIETY NAMED 'STARR' Non-Final OA GO SEED
18034730 Harvest Management Non-Final OA BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
14790279 AHAS MUTANTS Final Rejection BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH
17189063 Compositions And Methods For Glycosylating Cannabinoid Compounds Non-Final OA Trait Biosciences, Inc.
16160268 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT RICE PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECHNOLOGIA AGROPECUARIA
15591390 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT RICE PLANTS, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING HERBICIDE-RESISTANT ACETOHYDROXYACID SYNTHASE LARGE SUBUNIT PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA AGROPECUARIA

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