Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663
This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases
Brian James Sullivan is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1663. The data shows 182 resolved cases for this examiner. The allowance rate is 76.9 percent, which represents the frequency of grants among those resolutions. Practitioners should consider the interview lift of 14.4 percent when developing a strategy. This lift indicates that the probability of success increases when an interview is conducted. The 14.4 percent figure is a comparison to the baseline allowance rate of 76.9 percent.
The median time to allowance is 933 days. This 933-day period is the duration from the initial filing to the final grant. Art Unit 1663 is the specific group where these 182 resolved cases were processed. Tech Center 1600 provides the broader organizational context for the examiner's work. Practitioners can use these metrics to set expectations for the length of the prosecution cycle. The data provides a basis for evaluating the impact of direct communication with the examiner during the patent application process.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17437929 | METHOD OF INCREASING RESISTANCE AGAINST SOYBEAN RUST IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS BY EXPRESSION OF A SUGAR TRANSPORTER | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 19082425 | SOYBEAN VARIETY | Non-Final OA | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18092981 | SOYBEAN VARIETY | Final Rejection | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 18935752 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO INCREASE YIELD THROUGH MODIFICATIONS OF FEA3 GENOMIC LOCUS AND ASSOCIATED LIGANDS | Non-Final OA | PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| 18765988 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING A PLANT GENOME TO PRODUCE A MS1 OR MS5 MALE-STERILE PLANT | Non-Final OA | PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| 17786137 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING GRAIN YIELD IN PLANTS | Final Rejection | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. |
| 17658351 | SYNCHRONIZED BREEDING AND AGRONOMIC METHODS TO IMPROVE CROP PLANTS | Non-Final OA | PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| 17057220 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED BREEDING BY MODULATING RECOMBINATION RATES | Final Rejection | PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| 19080590 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GENOME EDITING IN PLANTA | Non-Final OA | Monsanto Technology LLC |
| 17707600 | ACCELERATED METHOD FOR GENERATING TARGET ELITE INBREDS WITH SPECIFIC AND DESIGNED TRAIT MODIFICATION | Final Rejection | Monsanto Technology LLC |
| 18149627 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING SHELF-LIFE OF BANANA | Non-Final OA | Tropic Biosciences UK Limited |
| 17439158 | INTRODUCING SILENCING ACTIVITY TO DYSFUNCTIONAL RNA MOLECULES AND MODIFYING THEIR SPECIFICITY AGAINST A GENE OF INTEREST | Non-Final OA | Tropic Biosciences UK Limited |
| 17921120 | PHENOL-RICH GRAPES | Non-Final OA | B. G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., at Ben-Gurion University |
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