Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LIU, SUE XU

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1613 1616 1639 1653

This examiner grants 21% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

20.6%
Allow Rate
-39.4% vs TC avg
278
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
1629
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 228 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
64.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18260601 MICROBIAL MATERIAL, PLANT CULTIVATION METHOD, AND BACTERIAL STRAIN Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18533442 SKIN PERFECTING AND TIGHTENING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18065167 METHOD FOR INDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18079188 IgG EPITOPE PEPTIDES THAT BIND RHEUMATOID FACTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18551238 MOLECULES HAVING PESTICIDAL UTILITY AND INTERMEDIATES AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
18544532 SOLID DISPERSION OF A HER2 INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18224345 NON-PROTEIN PHENYLALANINE ANALOGUES FOR INHIBITING CYANOBACTERIA AND PLANT GROWTH Final Rejection YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18584735 Product comprising a liquid composition and a solid composition comprising at least one cavity Non-Final OA CAPSUM
18484648 CHITOSAN ENCAPSULATION OF OXYMATRINE AND TEA SAPONIN FOR USE IN PESTICIDAL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA GroPro Corporation
18484686 CHITOSAN ENCAPSULATION OF ABSOLUTE (ESSENTIAL) ROSEMARY, PEPPERMINT, AND COTTONSEED OILS Non-Final OA GroPro Corporation
17272133 COMPOUNDS AND FORMULATIONS FOR PROTECTIVE COATINGS Final Rejection Apeel Technology, Inc.
18023086 METHODS OF PREPARING IRON COMPLEXES Non-Final OA LG Bionano, LLC
17992470 METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF ANTHRAX INFECTION Final Rejection Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.
17880981 INSECTICIDE AND PLANT GROWTH PROMOTOR Non-Final OA PRO FARM GROUP, INC.
17812693 FEEDSTOCK FOR PRODUCING BIOSTIMULANT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Shared-X LLC

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