Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.4%
Allow Rate
-18.6% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
-44.4%
Interview Lift
958
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
30.0%
§103 Obviousness
35.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18268280 CREATE HUANGLONGBING TOLERANCE BY SILENCING A CITRUS NEGATIVE IMMUNE REGULATOR Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18501470 GENETIC MECHANISM TO ENHANCE HEALTHY STEROLS AND HARD ENDOSPERM IN SEEDS Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18015229 PLANT METABOLITE-MEDIATED INDUCTION OF BIOFILM FORMATION IN SOIL BACTERIA TO INCREASE BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION AND PLANT NITROGEN ASSIMILATION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18006423 PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18971656 TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN EVENT GM_CSM63717 AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18708261 EFFECT OF GB1 DOMAIN FUSION ON UPREGULATION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN PLANT Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18037522 METHOD FOR SELECTING OR IDENTIFYING A BRASSICA NAPUS PLANT HAVING RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL PATHOGEN Final Rejection KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
19009709 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING TRICHOME DENSITY AND FLAVOR MOLECULE SECRETION Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
18876444 RUST DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18320150 PROTEINS FOR REGULATION OF SYMBIOTIC NODULE ORGAN IDENTITY Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited

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