Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOGGS, RUSSELL T

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1663

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
676
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
1079
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 653 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
18.8%
§103 Obviousness
38.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18207833 VARIETY CORN LINES Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
16482941 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING GENE EXPRESSION Non-Final OA DUKE UNIVERSITY
18616528 PEA VARIETY SVQF2070 Non-Final OA Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
16768319 TRANSGENIC RICE PLANTS OVEREXPRESSING ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN2 SHOW ENHANCED GRAIN SIZE Final Rejection The University of Hong Kong
18063983 PLANT EPSP SYNTHASES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18092420 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF TARGETED GENE MODIFICATION USING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-MEDIATED GENE REPAIR Final Rejection CIBUS EUROPE B.V.
18732611 Soybean Cultivar 2935708 Non-Final OA Confluence Genetics, LLC
18479472 PESTICIDAL GENES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA AGBIOME, INC.
18732990 HYBRID CORN PLANT AND SEED A5000 Non-Final OA Corn Products Development, Inc.
17265793 GENETICALLY ALTERED PLANTS EXPRESSING HETEROLOGOUS RECEPTORS THAT RECOGNIZE LIPO-CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDES Non-Final OA Aarhus Universitet
18349062 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CROP YIELDS THROUGH TRAIT STACKING Non-Final OA BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
17721492 SCREENING METHODS Final Rejection BIOCONSORTIA, INC.

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