Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
21 pending office actions • 2 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc. maintains 21 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed among 12 distinct examiners. The portfolio is concentrated within 2 distinct art units, suggesting a narrow technical focus despite the volume of 21 pending matters. This concentration indicates that the company's seed-related innovations are being reviewed by a specialized group of USPTO staff.
PHUONG T BUI is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 7 pending office actions. This represents the largest workload among the 12 distinct examiners for the total pending actions. The presence of 12 distinct examiners for the actions means that some examiners are managing multiple cases. With 21 pending office actions and only 2 distinct art units, the prosecution strategy is likely consistent across the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector. PHUONG T BUI's 7 pending actions highlight a particular point of contact for a segment of the company's current patent applications. This concentration of workload suggests that the busiest examiner plays a central role in the company's current patent strategy.
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 | 2 (10%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| §112 only | 16 (76%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (5%) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUI, PHUONG T | 7 | 81.2% | +23.2% |
| MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 2 | 76.1% | +23.2% |
| LOGSDON, CHARLES | 2 | 71.7% | +11.2% |
| FAN, WEIHUA | 2 | 83.4% | +12.6% |
| WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 1 | 80.1% | +16.5% |
| KUMAR, VINOD | 1 | 82.7% | +20.4% |
| SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1 | 76.9% | +14.4% |
| SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1 | 73.5% | +28.9% |
| BOGGS, RUSSELL T | 1 | 73.2% | +15.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18401068 | LETTUCE VARIETY SVLD0093 | FAN, WEIHUA | 16d overdue |
| 18496162 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTE8839 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | 8d |
| 18760840 | LETTUCE VARIETIES SVLD0023 AND SVLD9096 | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 56d |
| 19201334 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTM9033 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — |
| 19200405 | PEPPER HYBRID SVPS7935 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — |
| 19071453 | SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSC3795 | BUI, PHUONG T | — |
| 18917584 | PEPPER HYBRID SVPB3274 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — |
| 18917545 | SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSK4540 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19225313 | PEPPER HYBRID SVHA0261 | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | — |
| 18754616 | A NOVEL QTL FOR PURPLE COLOR IN BRASSICA OLERACEA | KUMAR, VINOD | — |
| 18474696 | ONION VARIETY SVNB3693 | LOGSDON, CHARLES | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18183373 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTE8804 AND PARENTS THEREOF | FAN, WEIHUA | 85d overdue |
| 18401068 | LETTUCE VARIETY SVLD0093 | FAN, WEIHUA | 16d overdue |
| 18496162 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTE8839 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | 8d |
| 18754679 | BROCCOLI HYBRID SVBL4467 AND PARENTS THEREOF | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 30d |
| 18323616 | CUCUMBER HYBRID SVCS0294 AND PARENTS THEREOF | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 33d |
| 18760840 | LETTUCE VARIETIES SVLD0023 AND SVLD9096 | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 56d |
| 18636638 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTJ7215 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BOGGS, RUSSELL T | 60d |
| 19225313 | PEPPER HYBRID SVHA0261 | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1663 | 10 |
| 1662 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19225313 | PEPPER HYBRID SVHA0261 | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19225289 | PEPPER HYBRID SVHA0087 | LOGSDON, CHARLES | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19201334 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTM9033 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19200405 | PEPPER HYBRID SVPS7935 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19071453 | SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSC3795 | BUI, PHUONG T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 18917584 | PEPPER HYBRID SVPB3274 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18917545 | SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSK4540 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18913504 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TOMATO SPOTTED WILT VIRUS RESISTANCE IN TOMATO | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18906078 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTM9027 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18760840 | LETTUCE VARIETIES SVLD0023 AND SVLD9096 | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 1662 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18754616 | A NOVEL QTL FOR PURPLE COLOR IN BRASSICA OLERACEA | KUMAR, VINOD | 1663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18754679 | BROCCOLI HYBRID SVBL4467 AND PARENTS THEREOF | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1663 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18737525 | TOMATO PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18636638 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTJ7215 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BOGGS, RUSSELL T | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18401068 | LETTUCE VARIETY SVLD0093 | FAN, WEIHUA | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18496162 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTE8839 AND PARENTS THEREOF | BUI, PHUONG T | 1663 | §112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18474696 | ONION VARIETY SVNB3693 | LOGSDON, CHARLES | 1662 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18323616 | CUCUMBER HYBRID SVCS0294 AND PARENTS THEREOF | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 1663 | §112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18183373 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTE8804 AND PARENTS THEREOF | FAN, WEIHUA | 1663 | — | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2023 |
| 17855475 | BREEDING WITH QTLS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE AND BULB COLOR IN ONION | KINGDON, CATHY | 1663 | §112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 16412256 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WATERMELON SEX EXPRESSION | BYRNES, DAVID R | 1662 | §102 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | May 14, 2019 |
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