Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KINGDON, CATHY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1662 1663

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
1,230
Total Applications
+2.5%
Interview Lift
942
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1199 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
31.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18626636 METHOD TO PRODUCE COLLAGEN AS THERAPEUTICS AND BIOMATERIALS Non-Final OA University of Kentucky Research Foundation
17965436 MODULATING STRESS RESPONSES BY A NOVEL CHROMATIN-ASSOCIATED GUIDE RNA DERIVED FROM TRANSFER RNA Non-Final OA TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
18460371 PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18616799 PEA VARIETY SVQF0500 Non-Final OA Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
18541520 SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSK0834 AND PARENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
17855475 BREEDING WITH QTLS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE AND BULB COLOR IN ONION Non-Final OA Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
18601707 LETTUCE VARIETY NUN 08249 LTL Non-Final OA NUNHEMS B.V.
18072334 LETTUCE VARIETY NUN 09185 LTL Final Rejection Nunhems B.V.
18699357 ALS INHIBITOR HERBICIDE TOLERANT BETA VULGARIS MUTANTS Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18161613 GENE CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO CERCOSPORA BETICOLA IN BEETS Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18598050 Regulatory Elements From Lamium Leaf Distortion Associated Virus (LLDAV) Non-Final OA CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
18603801 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21220725 Non-Final OA Mertec, LLC
18369690 LETTUCE CULTIVAR TALL PATTON Non-Final OA SOUTHWEST GENETICS, LLC
18348709 NOVEL LOCI IN GRAPES Non-Final OA BLOOM FRESH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
17355698 A TRANSGENIC MAIZE PLANT AND FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING EVENT 4588.652 EXPRESSING A GLUCANASE Non-Final OA Agrivida, Inc.

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