Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
19 pending office actions • 6 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pairwise Plants Services Inc. has 23 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio involves 16 distinct examiners and 8 distinct art units, indicating substantial assignment breadth with recurring examination environments. Multiple matters are handled by some examiners, and several matters fall within the same art units.
SHEN, YANXIN NMN is the busiest examiner, with 4 pending matters. That concentration makes the examiner a useful focal point for reviewing recurring objections, interview practices, and response timing. The broader art-unit spread still calls for application-specific analysis rather than a single uniform prosecution approach.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 4 (21%) |
| §112 only | 4 (21%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (37%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (5%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 4 | 84.6% | +26.4% |
| STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 3 | 68.2% | +27.7% |
| STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 2 | 51.4% | +33.3% |
| HOLLAND, PAUL J | 1 | 57.3% | +64.7% |
| MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN | 1 | 89.2% | +5.8% |
| DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 1 | 80.0% | +16.3% |
| ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 1 | 66.7% | +78.6% |
| MCKNIGHT, CIARA A | 1 | 61.5% | +40.3% |
| SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1 | 72.8% | +29.8% |
| MEHTA, ASHWIN D | 1 | 73.7% | +3.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18850637 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANOGENIC CALLUS AND COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 3d overdue |
| 19218804 | MORPHOGENIC REGULATORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN | — |
| 19057038 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING YIELD CHARACTERISTICS IN PLANTS | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | — |
| 18664352 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SHADE AVOIDANCE IN PLANTS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | — |
| 18593590 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17084721 | TYPE V CRISPR-CAS BASE EDITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | REGA, KYLE THOMAS | 9d overdue |
| 18447343 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | MEHTA, ASHWIN D | 7d |
| 18726446 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRICHOME REMOVAL | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 29d |
| 18442164 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SHADE AVOIDANCE IN PLANTS | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 55d |
| 18598144 | MODIFICATION OF BRASSINOSTEROID SIGNALING PATHWAY GENES FOR IMPROVING YIELD TRAITS IN PLANTS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 70d |
| 19297087 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | — |
| 18537867 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING RESISTANCE TO SOYBEAN RUST | SHARMA, SANTOSH | — |
| 17874361 | METHODS FOR ALTERING TIME TO FLOWERING IN RUBUS PLANTS | KAY, ZACHARIAH A | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18669588 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 42d overdue |
| 18342761 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 42d overdue |
| 18850637 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANOGENIC CALLUS AND COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 3d overdue |
| 18391959 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | MCKNIGHT, CIARA A | 27d |
| 18726446 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRICHOME REMOVAL | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 29d |
| 18442164 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SHADE AVOIDANCE IN PLANTS | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 55d |
| 18598144 | MODIFICATION OF BRASSINOSTEROID SIGNALING PATHWAY GENES FOR IMPROVING YIELD TRAITS IN PLANTS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 70d |
| 19368582 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | HOLLAND, PAUL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1663 | 13 |
| 1656 | 2 |
| 1662 | 1 |
| 6211 | 1 |
| 1661 | 1 |
| 1636 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19368582 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | HOLLAND, PAUL J | 1656 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19297087 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 1663 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19218804 | MORPHOGENIC REGULATORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19057038 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING YIELD CHARACTERISTICS IN PLANTS | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 1662 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 18850637 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANOGENIC CALLUS AND COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATING THERETO | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18726446 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRICHOME REMOVAL | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 1663 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18669588 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 1663 | Other | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18664352 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SHADE AVOIDANCE IN PLANTS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18664349 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SHADE AVOIDANCE IN PLANTS | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 1663 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18598144 | MODIFICATION OF BRASSINOSTEROID SIGNALING PATHWAY GENES FOR IMPROVING YIELD TRAITS IN PLANTS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18593590 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18442164 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SHADE AVOIDANCE IN PLANTS | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 1663 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18391959 | ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | MCKNIGHT, CIARA A | 1656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18537867 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING RESISTANCE TO SOYBEAN RUST | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18447343 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | MEHTA, ASHWIN D | 6211 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18342761 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18303600 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING YIELD TRAITS | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 17874361 | METHODS FOR ALTERING TIME TO FLOWERING IN RUBUS PLANTS | KAY, ZACHARIAH A | 1661 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17084721 | TYPE V CRISPR-CAS BASE EDITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | REGA, KYLE THOMAS | 1636 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 30, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialPairwise Plants Services Inc. has 19 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 13 examiners.
Yanxin Nmn Shen has the most, with 4 of Pairwise Plants Services Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
