Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COLLINS, CYNTHIA E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1662

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
1337
Total Applications
+9.1%
Interview Lift
902
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1309 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
15.3%
§103 Obviousness
52.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18536740 WHEAT VARIETY PMWH102204613 Final Rejection BASF SE
18409943 SOYBEAN VARIETY Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18409926 SOYBEAN VARIETY Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18882113 PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18341340 ALTERATION OF VESICULAR TRAFFICKING IN GENE EDITED WHEAT CELLS AND PLANTS WITH HETEROLOGOUS REGULATORY ELEMENTS THAT INCREASE GENE EXPRESSION Final Rejection INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18302601 GENE EDITED SOYBEAN PLANTS WITH ENHANCED TRAITS Final Rejection INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18174421 WHEAT VARIETY OK15MASBX7 ARS 8-29 Final Rejection THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES
18650810 BEAN PLANT NAMED HMC010522 Non-Final OA HM.CLAUSE, INC.
18435276 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 5625047 Non-Final OA Confluence Genetics, LLC
18476270 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Final Rejection Spogen Biotech Inc.
18302458 METHODS FOR PROMOTING PLANT HEALTH USING FREE ENZYMES AND MICROORGANISMS THAT OVEREXPRESS ENZYMES Final Rejection Spogen Biotech Inc.
18586963 MEDICAL HEMP CULTIVAR PINKPEPPER AND PRIMER SET COMPOSITION FOR IDENTIFYING THE SAME Non-Final OA CHUNCHEON BIOINDUSTRY FOUNDATION
18508863 MODIFIED PLANTS AND METHODS OF DETECTING PATHOGENIC DISEASE Final Rejection INSIGNUM AGTECH, LLC.
17605724 CODON OPTIMIZED SYNTHETIC NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES ENCODING CRY2Ai PROTEIN AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection DCM SHRIRAM LIMITED

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