Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
56 pending office actions • 11 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 56 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 402 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pioneer Hi-bred International Inc. has 57 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Those matters involve 36 distinct examiners across 12 distinct art units, indicating that the portfolio is distributed across a broad examination footprint rather than concentrated in one technical group. The spread requires prosecution planning that accounts for different examiner practices and art-unit procedures.
KEOGH, MATTHEW R handles the largest identified share, with 6 pending matters. That concentration is meaningful for docket review, amendment strategy, and interview planning, although the wider examiner and art-unit distribution means that a single-examiner approach would not address the portfolio as a whole. Counsel can use the examiner-specific cluster while maintaining separate strategies for the remaining matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 | 4 (7%) |
| §103 only | 11 (20%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 9 (16%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 9 (16%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 6 | 78.5% | +14.4% |
| MEYER, GEORGE WILLIAM | 3 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| BOGGS, RUSSELL T | 3 | 73.2% | +15.2% |
| CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 3 | 44.0% | +70.1% |
| SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 3 | 76.5% | +14.9% |
| WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 2 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 2 | 70.0% | +69.2% |
| DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 2 | 41.4% | -44.4% |
| FAN, WEIHUA | 2 | 83.3% | +12.7% |
| SHARMA, SANTOSH | 2 | 72.8% | +29.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19028415 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STATURE MODIFICATION IN PLANTS | FAN, WEIHUA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18041714 | MULTIPLE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND GENOMIC STACKS THEREOF | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 26d overdue |
| 18064423 | UTILIZATION OF PERICARP COLOR1 (P1) AND OTHER ANTHOCYANIN GENES AS SEED MARKERS FOR WHEAT | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 18d overdue |
| 17792124 | TWO-STEP GENE SWAP | FAN, WEIHUA | 2d overdue |
| 18006423 | PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 39d |
| 19117816 | N15 DELETION QTL FOR LOW FIBER, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS IN BRASSICA | MEYER, GEORGE WILLIAM | — |
| 19109439 | BRASSICA CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY (CMS) FERTILITY RESTORER NUCLEIC ACIDS, MARKERS, METHODS, AND ZYGOSITY ASSAYS | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | — |
| 19066611 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PCEB14 | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | — |
| 19066564 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PSQU66 | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17057220 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED BREEDING BY MODULATING RECOMBINATION RATES | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 97d overdue |
| 17052320 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HOMOLOGY-DIRECTED REPAIR OF CAS ENDONUCLEASE MEDIATED DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 70d overdue |
| 18041714 | MULTIPLE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND GENOMIC STACKS THEREOF | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 26d overdue |
| 18567214 | AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABILITY METHODS INVOLVING YIELD TRAITS | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 19d overdue |
| 17792124 | TWO-STEP GENE SWAP | FAN, WEIHUA | 2d overdue |
| 17760273 | CAS-MEDIATED HOMOLOGY DIRECTED REPAIR IN SOMATIC PLANT TISSUE | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1d overdue |
| 18067345 | GENERATING MAIZE PLANTS WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 28d |
| 17658351 | SYNCHRONIZED BREEDING AND AGRONOMIC METHODS TO IMPROVE CROP PLANTS | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 61d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1663 | 31 |
| 1662 | 15 |
| 1661 | 1 |
| 2141 | 1 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 1636 | 1 |
| 1654 | 1 |
| 1616 | 1 |
| 2188 | 1 |
| 1687 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19459391 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PKTK47 | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 1662 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2026 |
| 19372398 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND REGULATED EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PLANTS | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2025 |
| 19341179 | MAIZE HYBRID X08V068 | KUBELIK, ANNE R | 1663 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19220291 | USE OF MORPHOGENIC FACTORS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GENE EDITING | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19117816 | N15 DELETION QTL FOR LOW FIBER, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS IN BRASSICA | MEYER, GEORGE WILLIAM | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19092579 | REGULATORY SEQUENCES FOR MODULATING TRANSGENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS | BOGGS, RUSSELL T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19109439 | BRASSICA CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY (CMS) FERTILITY RESTORER NUCLEIC ACIDS, MARKERS, METHODS, AND ZYGOSITY ASSAYS | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 1662 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19066611 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PCEB14 | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066585 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PGSE72 | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066527 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PBDP31 | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066564 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PSQU66 | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19065085 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PSDW72 | HWU, JUNE | 1661 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19106400 | PRODUCTION OF LEGHEMOGLOBIN IN PLANTS | MEYER, GEORGE WILLIAM | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19028415 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STATURE MODIFICATION IN PLANTS | FAN, WEIHUA | 1663 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024803 | INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18881874 | GUIDE RNA TRAPPED GENOME EDITING | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19008379 | GENOME EDITED FINE MAPPING AND CAUSAL GENE IDENTIFICATION | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18989368 | WHEAT VARIETY 6PYZU31B | KINGDON, CATHY | 1663 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18859791 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN DICOT PLANTS | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18909405 | METHODS FOR CLONAL PLANT PRODUCTION | KUMAR, VINOD | 1663 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18850498 | METHODS OF PARTHENOGENIC HAPLOID INDUCTION AND HAPLOID CHROMOSOME DOUBLING | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18822242 | MADS BOX PROTEINS AND IMPROVING AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS IN PLANTS | BYRNES, DAVID R | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2024 |
| 18841562 | CROSS TALK MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USE | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 1663 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18814176 | PLANT DERIVED INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE | RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR | 1662 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18840944 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ADVANCED BREEDING THROUGH TARGETED CHROMOSOME ENGINEERING | MEYER, GEORGE WILLIAM | 1662 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18840335 | MULTIPLE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND GENOMIC STACKS THEREOF | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18780871 | PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | BOGGS, RUSSELL T | 1663 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18765988 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING A PLANT GENOME TO PRODUCE A MS1 OR MS5 MALE-STERILE PLANT | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18724926 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING PHENOTYPE | WENG, PEI YONG | 2141 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18646067 | MOLECULAR BREEDING METHODS | PAGE, BRENT T | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18641717 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN PLANTS | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18589982 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PGBU05 | KINGDON, CATHY | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18589895 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PQVP10 | PAGE, BRENT T | 1663 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18686677 | SILAGE INOCULANTS FOR INHIBITION OF ACETOBACTER | ZILBERING, ASSAF | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18544882 | METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIANT RECOGNITION SITES FOR RARE-CUTTING ENGINEERED DOUBLE-STRAND-BREAK-INDUCING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | REGA, KYLE THOMAS | 1636 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18567214 | AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABILITY METHODS INVOLVING YIELD TRAITS | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18458232 | INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE | LIEB, JEANETTE M | 1654 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18351638 | WHEAT SEED PRODUCTION | HIRT, ERIN E | 1616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18251800 | PREDICTIVE PESTICIDE RESISTANCE MAP GENERATION AND USE | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 2188 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18041714 | MULTIPLE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND GENOMIC STACKS THEREOF | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 1662 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2023 |
| 18167247 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PUDM32 | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18006423 | PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18088151 | Inverse Modeling for Characteristic Prediction from Multi-Spectral and Hyper-Spectral Remote Sensed Datasets | BEVERIDGE, CONNOR HAMMOND | 1687 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2022 |
| 18067345 | GENERATING MAIZE PLANTS WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 18064423 | UTILIZATION OF PERICARP COLOR1 (P1) AND OTHER ANTHOCYANIN GENES AS SEED MARKERS FOR WHEAT | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 1663 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 17995246 | NOVEL INSECTICIDAL TOXIN RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF USE | BAUSCH, SARAE L | 1699 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17904983 | SORGHUM DOUBLED HAPLOID PRODUCTION SYSTEM | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2022 |
| 17760273 | CAS-MEDIATED HOMOLOGY DIRECTED REPAIR IN SOMATIC PLANT TISSUE | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17792124 | TWO-STEP GENE SWAP | FAN, WEIHUA | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2022 |
| 17658351 | SYNCHRONIZED BREEDING AND AGRONOMIC METHODS TO IMPROVE CROP PLANTS | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Apr 07, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialPioneer Hi-bred International Inc. has 56 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 35 examiners.
Matthew R Keogh has the most, with 6 of Pioneer Hi-bred International Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
