Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
19
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
850
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
65.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18685782 Crown Rot Resistance Non-Final OA Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
18730449 NUDIX OVEREXPRESSING ENGINEERED PLANTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18696468 ADVANCED RECOMBINANT VECTOR BASED ON CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18835205 METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18692609 PERONOSPORA RESISTANT SPINACH Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
18840617 Compositions and Methods for Suppression of Flowering in Sugarcane and Energycane Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18839397 Methods and Compositions for Short Stature Plants Through Manipulation of Gibberellin Metabolism to Increase Harvestable Yield Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18925537 ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF SQUALENE IN PLANT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO A BODY CORPORATE
18914003 GENES FOR REGULATING ROOT GROWTH ANGLE AND LOGING RESISTANCE IN MAIZE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
18849919 PLANT-INDUCED SECRETORY EXPRESSION CASSETTE AND ITS REGULATORY ELEMENTS Non-Final OA ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY
18415180 NOVEL LUCIFERASES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA LIGHT BIO, INC.

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