USPTO Art Unit 1663 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1663
Group: 1660
Tech Center: 1600
Total Cases: 9,075
Last Active: May 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19201636INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2025December 2025Allow721NoNo
19193666APPLICATION OF ZM00001D012005 GENE IN REGULATING STARCH CONTENT OF MAIZE KERNELSApril 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
18978226SESAME SEED SHATTERING RESISTANCE TRAIT REGULATION GENE SIHEC3 AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2024January 2026Allow1321YesNo
18907400CUCURBITA WITH DETERMINATE GROWTH HABITOctober 2024July 2025Abandon1000NoNo
18887121PEONY POWOX4 GENE AND APPLICATIONS OF CODED PROTEIN THEREOFSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18830788METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING ENDOCARP STRUCTURE IN RUBUS PLANTSSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18818947USE OF PYRAMID OF ZLRC AND ZLRD GENES FROM ZIZANIA LATIFOLIA IN INCREASING POLYPHENOL CONTENT OF RICE SEEDAugust 2024October 2025Allow1310NoNo
18785868Petunia-Calibrachoa Variety SAKPXC036July 2024February 2026Allow1920NoNo
18784165TOMATO HYBRID DRTC1508July 2024April 2025Allow820YesNo
18772908GENE RELATED TO BIOSYNTHESIS OF ERGOTHIONEINE, AND USE THEREOFJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18726821NEW HERICIUM ERINACEUS STRAIN HE015, MOLECULAR MARKERS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024July 2025Allow1211YesNo
18764248METHOD FOR ENHANCING INDUCTION EFFICIENCY OF CORN HAPLOIDJuly 2024March 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18760888TOMATO HYBRID DRTC8067July 2024March 2025Allow820YesNo
18756786RECOMBINANT PRODUCTION OF STEVIOL GLYCOSIDESJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18753976COTTON TRANSGENIC EVENT MON 88702 AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND USES THEREOFJune 2024January 2026Abandon1911NoNo
18742420METHODS OF SUGARCANE TRANSFORMATION USING MORPHOGENESJune 2024October 2025Allow1611NoNo
18736524PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOFJune 2024July 2025Allow1311YesNo
18679743MODIFICATION OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR BINDING SITE IN NF-YC4 PROMOTER FOR INCREASED PROTEIN CONTENT AND RESISTANCE TO STRESSMay 2024October 2025Allow1711YesNo
18678690Plant promoter for transgene expressionMay 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18675487GLYCINE REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOFMay 2024July 2025Allow1411YesNo
18674993ToBRFV-TOLERANT OR RESISTANT PLANTS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAMEMay 2024November 2025Abandon1701NoNo
17904632GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THESE AND METHODS OF USEMay 2024February 2026Abandon4201NoNo
18665642SOYBEAN CULTIVARMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18650291INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USEApril 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18647942HIGH EXPRESSION OF ANIMAL HEME PROTEIN IN PLANTSApril 2024June 2025Allow1321YesNo
18642792Plants Having Increased Tolerance to HerbicidesApril 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18642636METHOD FOR INDUCING IRIS DOMESTICA SEED BUDS TO GENERATE POLYPLOIDApril 2024March 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18636218SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 88141112April 2024November 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18630328TOBACCO HAVING ALTERED LEAF PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18630830PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOFApril 2024December 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18628578NOVEL INSECT INHIBITORY PROTEINSApril 2024May 2025Allow1311YesNo
18624980INCREASING GENE EDITING AND SITE-DIRECTED INTEGRATION EVENTS UTILIZING MEIOTIC AND GERMLINE PROMOTERSApril 2024October 2025Allow1811NoNo
18617176TOMATO PLANT DESIGNATED 'MX20-06'March 2024December 2024Allow910YesNo
18617115TOMATO PLANT DESIGNATED 'X21-02'March 2024June 2024Allow210YesNo
18614056Sorghum Plants Having a Mutant Polynucleotide Encoding the Large Subunit of Mutated Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Protein and Increased Resistance to HerbicidesMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18613334SOYBEAN VARIETY CL1945514March 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18613284SOYBEAN VARIETY CL1923940March 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18610686Soybean Variety 01091552March 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18609099MUTATION OF GROWTH REGULATING FACTOR FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS FOR ENHANCED PLANT GROWTHMarch 2024October 2025Allow1820YesNo
18605899Application of OBF1 Transcription Factor in Chromosome Doubling of Plant and Transgenic Plant Cultivation MethodMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910YesNo
18603881SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 26060745March 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18603870SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21330729March 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18603895SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21040809March 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18688976COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO GEMINIVIRUSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1011NoNo
18589924SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PTNN70February 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18589635SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PFTN26February 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18589678SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PEVE11February 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18590070SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PPZM06February 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18589776SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PHZL74February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18589786SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PUEL09February 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18590367SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PVQE85February 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18589745SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PEWM42February 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18589767SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PWHL24February 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18588256ALFALFA VARIETY R0418A3646February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18588213ALFALFA VARIETY H0416C4115February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18588188ALFALFA VARIETY C0417A3151February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18584965COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING EXTRACTIBILITY OF SOLIDS FROM COFFEE BEANSFebruary 2024December 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18584016Wheat Variety G18C2097February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18582845GENE BHLH35 FOR PROMOTING ANTHOCYANIN ACCUMULATION OF PLANTS AND APPLICATION THEREOFFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2320YesNo
18581079TOMATO HYBRID SVTE8833 AND PARENTS THEREOFFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18443672SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 95470038February 2024May 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18443696SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 94411038February 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18443278SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 91080218February 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18443281SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 99250038February 2024May 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18683746METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCED PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN BACILLUS CELLSFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400YesNo
18441777HIGHER-YIELDING PROSOFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18436565SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 20142104February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18437041PEPPER HYBRID SVPB8487February 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18437084TOMATO HYBRID SVTM9032February 2024September 2025Allow2010NoNo
18437066TOMATO HYBRID DRTH1025February 2024September 2025Allow2010NoNo
18436286SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21120033February 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18436531SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21360104February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436467SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 22420517February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436490SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 29440802February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436709SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 27301119February 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18436725SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 28491649February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436479SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 27280428February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436362SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 24450465February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436630SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 20372402February 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18436876DIPLOID SELF-COMPATIBLE POTATO PLANT OR PART THEREOFFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18681473NOVEL MARKERS COMBINATION IN SWEET BASIL FOR DISEASE RESISTANCESFebruary 2024August 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18430365Soybean Variety 01091788February 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18426902NOVEL WHEAT CENH3 ALLELESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2420NoNo
18427640METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HERBICIDE TOLERANCE IN PLANTSJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18426520INSECTICIDAL POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18424173COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING ALTERED ALKALOID LEVELSJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2220NoNo
18424379COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING GENOMESJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2211NoNo
18423374COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RNA-ENCODED DNA-REPLACEMENT OF ALLELESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2420NoNo
18423378COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RNA-ENCODED DNA-REPLACEMENT OF ALLELESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410YesNo
18420962METHODS FOR INCREASING CHROMIUM IN WHITE KIDNEY BEANSJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18419828SOYBEAN LINE EC2020188January 2024March 2026Allow2511NoNo
18417654ORGANELLE GENOME MODIFICATION USING POLYNUCLEOTIDE GUIDED ENDONUCLEASEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18415374SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 01150116January 2024March 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18414347SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21031508January 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18414193SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 20160221January 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18414146SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 29020100January 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18414338SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21380017January 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18414212SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 25140606January 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18414078SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 27230068January 2024March 2026Allow2610YesNo
18414036SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 23151928January 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1663.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
37
Examiner Affirmed
20
(54.1%)
Examiner Reversed
17
(45.9%)
Reversal Percentile
91.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 45.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
249
Allowed After Appeal Filing
60
(24.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
189
(75.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
14.6%
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, 24.1% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Art Unit 1663 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1663 is part of Group 1660 in Technology Center 1600. This art unit has examined 9,075 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 82.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1663's allowance rate of 82.8% places it in the 73% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1663 receive an average of 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 19% percentile). The median prosecution time is 23 months (in the 86% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

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

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter 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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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