USPTO Art Unit 1616 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1616
Group: 1610
Tech Center: 1600
Total Cases: 15,427
Last Active: December 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18985130MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICROBIAL AGENT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18947430SODIUM THIOSULFATE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18909414POLYMERIC ANTI-MICROBIAL FILMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18908215Termite Trailing and Recruitment Product and ProcessOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18775679READY-TO-USE PHENYLEPHRINE FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTSJuly 2024April 2025Allow911NoNo
18718795CLEAVABLE COMONOMER STRATEGY FOR ACCELERATING REMOVAL OF GEL NAIL POLISHJune 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18737301THIOPHENE ACETIC ACID FOR PLANT GROWTH REGULATIONJune 2024March 2025Abandon910NoNo
18679621PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSMay 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18675717HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND PERACID STABILIZATION WITH MOLECULES BASED ON A PYRIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18658011HYDROGEL MEDIUM FOR THE STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF TISSUEMay 2024April 2025Allow1101NoNo
18646956N-[(1-PHENYL-4H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)CARBAMOTHIOYL]BENZAMIDE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INSECTICIDAL AGENT AGAINST SPODOPTERA LITTORALISApril 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18645906AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18636988AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REMODELED NITROGEN FIXING MICROBESApril 2024February 2025Allow1020YesNo
18602677COMPOSITION FOR SKIN WHITENING COMPRISING CARVEDILOLMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18583237HUMAN NASAL TURBINATE-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL-BASED, 3D BIOPRINTED CONSTRUCT, AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
184297572-(BENZO[D]OXAZOL-2-YL)-N'- (ISONICOTINOYLOXY)ACETIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDFebruary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
184297522-(BENZO[D]OXAZOL-2-YL)-N'- (ISONICOTINOYLOXY)ACETIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18425739Sustained Release Compositions Comprising Micronized TolcaponeJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18419071Termite Trailing and Recruitment Product and ProcessJanuary 2024September 2024Allow820YesNo
18406089METHODS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND INCREASING YIELD OF PLANTSJanuary 2024May 2024Allow400NoNo
18396296COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALSDecember 2023September 2024Allow811NoNo
18540318AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING REMODELED NITROGEN FIXING MICROBESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1211NoNo
18565464METHODS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND INCREASING YIELD OF PLANTSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18382913N-[(1-PHENYL-4H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)CARBAMOTHIOYL]BENZAMIDE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INSECTICIDAL AGENT AGAINST SPODOPTERA LITTORALISOctober 2023March 2024Allow501NoNo
183827312-(BENZO[D]OXAZOL-2-YL)-N'- (ISONICOTINOYLOXY)ACETIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023October 2024Allow1221YesNo
18490248Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment MethodOctober 2023May 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18379281Herbicidal Compositions Including Drift Retardant Agents And Methods Of Making The SameOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18376765APPLICATION OF STRUCTURALLY ALTERED GAS MOLECULES TO ENHANCE PRODUCTION OF ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE IN LIVING ORGANISMS WITH NO INCREASE IN REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIESOctober 2023March 2024Allow511YesNo
18367829Termite Trailing and Recruitment Product and ProcessSeptember 2023June 2024Abandon910NoNo
18238934Thiophene Acetic Acid for Plant Growth RegulationAugust 2023March 2024Allow610YesNo
18452079ANTI-VIRAL PAINTS AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1621NoNo
18452223COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALSAugust 2023February 2025Allow1821NoNo
18233409ANTIMICROBIAL SILVER IODATEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910YesNo
18446645CONTROLLING WATER RELEASE FROM A DIMENSIONALLY STABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210YesNo
18231449GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMS FOR SUSTAINED DRUG DELIVERYAugust 2023March 2024Allow720YesNo
18276036URACIL COMPOUND CONTAINING CARBOXYLATE FRAGMENT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOFAugust 2023February 2024Allow601YesNo
18365870LIQUID AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOFAugust 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18230103ORGANIC CONTACT HERBICIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFAugust 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18363626FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES FOR IMPROVED CROP YIELDS AND PROTECTION FROM PESTSAugust 2023April 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18359316PICOLINAMIDE COMPOUNDS WITH FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITYJuly 2023February 2024Allow700YesNo
18359099METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF ARTHROPODS USING NEAR-IDEAL GAS PHASE HYDROGEN PEROXIDEJuly 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18225852SODIUM THIOSULFATE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSJuly 2023September 2024Abandon1310YesNo
18357957INSECT REPELLANT-INFUSED DISPOSABLE ARTICLESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18356676INSECT REPELLANT-INFUSED DISPOSABLE ARTICLESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18355800PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE INHIBITORSJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18352500SOLUTIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN EXOGENOUS FLEXIBLE FILM ON A PLANT AND PLANTS INCLUDING THE EXOGENOUS FLEXIBLE FILMJuly 2023March 2025Allow2020YesNo
18219277BIOPESTICIDE FORMULATION AND TREATMENT METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023December 2024Allow1830YesNo
18346642KITS FOR MANUFACTURING INHALABLE FORMULATIONS OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS COMPOUNDS FOR AEROSOL DEVICES, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJuly 2023June 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18217105TRANSDERMAL FORMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN AND/OR INFLAMMATIONJune 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18338657MICROENCAPSULATION PROCESS AND PRODUCTJune 2023March 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18337341BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER FORMULATIONS FOR EXTENDED EFFICACY OF BOTULINUM TOXINJune 2023December 2024Allow1800YesNo
18336379METHOD OF TREATING CANCERJune 2023May 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18335974LIPOCATIONIC DENDRIMERS AND USES THEREOFJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18335960LIPOCATIONIC DENDRIMERS AND USES THEREOFJune 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18206263SEED MATERIAL PELLETSJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18330319IMMUNE-MODIFYING NANOPARTICLES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASESJune 2023September 2024Abandon1511NoNo
18328678STABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR INCRETIN MIMETIC COMPOUNDSJune 2023April 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18310647NASAL DELIVERYMay 2023April 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18310311Nanostructured Gels Capable of Controlled Release of Encapsulated AgentsMay 2023February 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18307860ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONApril 2023May 2025Allow2420YesNo
18140395HERBICIDAL PHENYLETHERSApril 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18139031INHALABLE FORMULATION OF FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE AND ALBUTEROL SULFATEApril 2023February 2025Allow2120YesNo
18132388Black Nitrogen - a Milk-Based Fertilizer Composition with a Soluble Coal Dust IngredientApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18131081FORMABLE AQUATIC COVERINGS FOR PREVENTING BIOFOULINGApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18190614EUTECTIC SOLVENTS COMPRISING PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOFMarch 2023June 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18122583PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE INHIBITORSMarch 2023June 2023Allow300YesNo
18122515STABILIZED FORMULATIONS OF 4-AMINO-3-SUBSTITUTED BUTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVESMarch 2023November 2023Allow811NoNo
18182296FERTILIZERS FOR DELAYING DECAY OF HUANGLONGBING-AFFECTED TREE AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFMarch 2023August 2023Allow510YesNo
18024821POWDER COMPOSITION BASED ON MICROPARTICLES EMBEDDING NANOPARTICLES FOR THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC/DIAGNOSTIC COMPOUNDSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2431YesNo
18116690METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING SECONDARY METABOLITES IN PLANTSMarch 2023February 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18115983STEROID HORMONE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONSMarch 2023April 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18113384POLYMERIC PARTICLES CONTAINING MICROORGANISMSFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2010NoNo
18170403DEXAMETHASONE PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2024Abandon1920NoNo
18110273COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPHTHALMIC AND/OR OTHER APPLICATIONSFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610YesNo
18108803SODIUM THIOSULFATE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500YesNo
18167124ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1320YesNo
18106948Diketopiperazine Microparticles with Defined Specific Surface AreasFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2740NoNo
17905446AZOLE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AZOLE DERIVATIVE, AGENT FOR AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL USE, AND INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL PROTECTION AGENTFebruary 2023February 2024Abandon1820YesNo
18163321GLUCONIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF MICROBIAL INFECTIONSFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2021YesNo
18163275SLOW-RELEASE SILK THREAD AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18158077Aqueous Hop Extracts and Their Use as Antimicrobial AgentsJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1630YesNo
18100177HETEROCYCLE-SUBSTITUTED BICYCLIC AZOLE PESTICIDESJanuary 2023June 2024Abandon1701NoNo
18157507POLYMORPHSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1820NoNo
18097704COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ETHOXYLATED LECITHIN AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1610YesNo
18153096AEROSOL FORMULATION FOR COPDJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2621YesNo
18095023SEED COATING FORMULA FOR CONTROLLING SOYBEAN SOUTHERN BLIGHT AND SOYBEAN SHEATH BLIGHTJanuary 2023June 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18094060CITRUS DISEASE CURE FORMULATION AND METHOD OF TREATMENTJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18090884MAGNETIC INORGANIC IRON-BASED NANOPARTICLESDecember 2022December 2024Allow2420NoNo
18089652STABLE READY-TO-USE CARMUSTINE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONDecember 2022November 2023Allow1011YesNo
18088083FUNGICIDAL COMBINATIONSDecember 2022March 2025Allow2730YesNo
18145471Systems, Methods and Products for Minimizing Tissue Reactions and Tissue Injury at an Infusion SiteDecember 2022June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18085752COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING PALMITOYLETHANOLAMIDE FOR SOOTHING EFFECT ON THE SKINDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010YesNo
18084243INSECTICIDAL MIXTURES OF BIFENTHRIN AND CHLORANTRANILIPROLEDecember 2022December 2024Allow2330YesNo
18068509ANTI-VIRAL PAINTS AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2022September 2023Allow800YesNo
18062681ANTIPATHOGENIC DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18076028SHELF-LIFE EXTENDER COMPOSITIONS FOR LIVE PLANT ITEMS AND METHODS, KITS, AND COATED LIVE PLANT ITEMS RELATED THEREOFDecember 2022August 2024Allow2031YesNo
18061004NOVEL CLONIDINE FORMULATIONDecember 2022November 2024Abandon2420NoNo
18073169ENHANCED EFFICIENT NITROGEN-FIXING COMPOSITE MICROBIAL SYSTEM ADDED WITH NON-NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
17928096WHOLE CELL METHANOTROPH BASED BIOSTIMULANT COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFNovember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
17994559PLANT GROWTH PROMOTERNovember 2022August 2024Allow2130YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1616.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
430
Examiner Affirmed
334
(77.7%)
Examiner Reversed
96
(22.3%)
Reversal Percentile
8.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1898
Allowed After Appeal Filing
399
(21.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1499
(79.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
8.0%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 21.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 1616 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1616 is part of Group 1610 in Technology Center 1600. This art unit has examined 15,427 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 49.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1616's allowance rate of 49.1% places it in the 6% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1616 receive an average of 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 77% percentile). The median prosecution time is 32 months (in the 31% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

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