Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Analysis

Emily Katharine Johnson has 8 resolved cases in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1662. She maintains a high allowance rate of 87.5 percent, indicating the environment for applicants. The median time to allowance is 808 days, which suggests the prosecution timeline for the 8 resolved cases she has handled to date. These metrics suggest that applicants in Art Unit 1662 can expect a probability of success within this timeframe.

The interview lift for this examiner is 21.9 percent. This positive metric indicates that verbal communication is effective in her practice, potentially helping to secure allowances. With a high 87.5 percent baseline allowance rate and a 21.9 percent interview lift, practitioners have multiple effective avenues for reaching a successful conclusion. The data shows that an interview can be a tool to further increase the likelihood of grant. Practitioners should consider the 808 days to allowance as a target timeline for their prosecution strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+27.5% vs TC avg
38
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
34.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18840617 Compositions and Methods for Suppression of Flowering in Sugarcane and Energycane Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
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
18859891 METHOD OF MODULATING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF TOBACCO Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18835205 METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18835220 METHOD OF MODULATING ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO PLANTS Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
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.
19111938 PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18687796 PERFORMANCE GAIN IN ALS INHIBITOR HERBICIDE TOLERANT BETA VULGARIS PLANTS BY COMBINATION OF BEST FITTING ALS LARGE AND SMALL SUBUNITS Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAA
19163178 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE LINE AND MAINTAINER LINE Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18730449 NUDIX OVEREXPRESSING ENGINEERED PLANTS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18696468 ADVANCED RECOMBINANT VECTOR BASED ON CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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