Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+23.3% vs TC avg
32
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
827
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
34.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19420713 PLANT TISSUE CULTURE DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Rebel Cultures, LLC
18692609 PERONOSPORA RESISTANT SPINACH Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
18859791 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN DICOT PLANTS Non-Final OA Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
18840335 MULTIPLE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND GENOMIC STACKS THEREOF Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18706881 IMPROVED GENETIC TRANSFORMATION BY IMPROVING DE-NOVO SHOOT REGENERATION IN ADULT PLANTS AND DURING IN-VITRO TISSUE CULTURE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18696468 ADVANCED RECOMBINANT VECTOR BASED ON CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
19209251 TISSUE-SPECIFIC PROMOTER AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18859891 METHOD OF MODULATING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF TOBACCO Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18835220 METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18835205 METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18990393 MARKERS FOR PHYTOPHTHORA RESISTANCE Non-Final OA BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC

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