Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KEOGH, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1663

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+18.3% vs TC avg
738
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
968
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 705 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
25.7%
§103 Obviousness
42.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19303663 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MODIFICATION OF PLANTS Non-Final OA Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
19041097 SOYBEAN VARIETY Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18495805 VARIETY CORN LINE HID2388 Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
19372398 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND REGULATED EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PLANTS Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18953224 EDITED NAC GENES IN PLANTS Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18952026 Sorghum Inbred 2PGLR95A Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18167247 SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PUDM32 Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18067345 GENERATING MAIZE PLANTS WITH ENHANCED RESISTANCE TO NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17052320 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HOMOLOGY-DIRECTED REPAIR OF CAS ENDONUCLEASE MEDIATED DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18705253 TRANSCRIPTION REGULATING NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC
18813194 OPTIMIZED PLANT CRISPR/CPF1 SYSTEMS Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
17405577 ENGINEERING PLANT GENOMES USING CRISPR/Cas SYSTEMS Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
18780938 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING ALTERED ALKALOID LEVELS Non-Final OA Altria Client Services LLC
19296788 SHOOT REGENERATION BY OVEREXPRESSION OF CHK GENES Non-Final OA Keygene N.V.
18704380 HETERODIMERIC BENZALDEHYDE SYNTHASE, METHODS OF PRODUCING, AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
19226340 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MODULATING TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION BY INCORPORATING GAG MOTIFS UPSTREAM OF CORE PROMOTER ELEMENTS Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18903443 INCREASING GENE EDITING AND SITE-DIRECTED INTEGRATION EVENTS UTILIZING DEVELOPMENTAL PROMOTERS Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18377421 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF EMBRYO EXPLANT POPULATIONS Final Rejection Monsanto Technology LLC
18481358 INIR11 TRANSGENIC MAIZE WITH JUNCTION SEQUENCE DELETIONS Final Rejection INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
17555737 Canola Hybrid Variety 9CN0103 Non-Final OA BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
19021735 LACTUCA SATIVA VARIETY DELUXE Non-Final OA CENTRAL VALLEY SEEDS, INC.

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