Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COLLINS, CYNTHIA E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1662

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Cynthia E. Collins is a patent examiner in Art Unit 1638 of Tech Center 1600. She has handled 1326 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 82.2% for these applications. This percentage shows the frequency of patent grants for cases assigned to this examiner. Practitioners can use the 82.2% rate to evaluate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 869. This figure represents the middle duration for applications that result in a grant. The interview lift is 9.0%. This lift shows that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. The 9.0% difference indicates a correlation between interviews and an increased probability of allowance. With 1326 resolved cases, the data provides a history of prosecution in Art Unit 1638. Tech Center 1600 is the administrative home for these 869 median days to allowance.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

82.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
1,351
Total Applications
+9.0%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1326 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
16.8%
§103 Obviousness
53.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18841923 Brassica Oleracea Plants Resistant to Diamondback Moth Non-Final OA Bejo Zaden B.V.
19267767 Wheat variety 10BC149#66 Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
18940197 WHEAT VARIETY A_08S0116-11 Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
19027009 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING ALTERED ALKALOID LEVELS Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
19223300 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Non-Final OA Spogen Biotech Inc.
19091458 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Non-Final OA Spogen Biotech Inc.
18944720 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Non-Final OA Spogen Biotech Inc.
18476259 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Final Rejection Spogen Biotech Inc.
18476264 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Non-Final OA Spogen Biotech Inc.
18439897 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICACY OF CAS9-BASED KNOCK-IN STRATEGIES Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA AB
19032682 Counter-Selection by Inhibition of Conditionally Essential Genes Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18600428 Means and Methods for Improved Regeneration Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
18852581 ENVIRONMENTAL MEMORY SEED AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION

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