Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FAN, WEIHUA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
685
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
937
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 648 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
22.6%
§103 Obviousness
40.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18688729 AMPLIFIABLE METABOLIC LABELING FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIAL VIABILITY, GROWTH AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18921529 PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HERBICIDES Non-Final OA BASF SE
17351374 METHOD FOR TREATING POST-EMERGENT RICE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18835293 MONOCOT LEAF EXPLANT PREPARATION Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18713877 HIGH EFFICIENCY LARGE SCALE CHROMOSOMAL GENOME MANIPULATION Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17792124 TWO-STEP GENE SWAP Non-Final OA Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
19235695 SOYBEAN VARIETY CL2041574 Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18980635 SIMULTANEOUS GENE EDITING AND HAPLOID INDUCTION Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18403896 SOYBEAN VARIETY Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18374983 HYBRID PEPPER VARIETY 'E20S0465' Non-Final OA Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
18206368 LETTUCE VARIETIES 'EZFLOR', 'BAUER', AND 'ADICAMP' Final Rejection Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
18690033 A MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT AND DEGRADE ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18776056 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 92001528 Non-Final OA Stine Seed Farm, Inc.

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