Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.6%
Allow Rate
+30.6% vs TC avg
118
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
1028
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 85 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
25.8%
§103 Obviousness
43.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18005907 VIROID-DERIVED POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR MODIFICATION OF PLANTS Non-Final OA FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS VII, LLC
19314941 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANTS WITH MINIMIZED BIOMASS BYPRODUCT AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS THEREOF Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18026101 METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GENOME EDITED PLANTS Final Rejection FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
17818968 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANT NITROGEN UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY (NUE) AND INCREASING PLANT BIOMASS Final Rejection New York University
18001884 ENHANCED CELL SURVIVAL AGAINST BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES THROUGH SALICYLICK ACID-INDUCED NPR1 CONDENSATES Non-Final OA Duke University
17629593 Modified Plants Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18176514 MODIFICATION OF BRASSINOSTEROID RECEPTOR GENES TO IMPROVE YIELD TRAITS Final Rejection Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18436265 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 22150935 Non-Final OA Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
18436251 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 24190311 Final Rejection Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
18798285 TOMATO VARIETY NUN 00333 TOP Non-Final OA Nunhems B.V.
18607310 WATERMELON VARIETY NUN 22104 WMW Non-Final OA NUNHEMS B.V.
17924249 METHOD FOR OBTAINING MUTANT PLANTS BY TARGETED MUTAGENESIS Final Rejection NUNHEMS B.V.
18019498 HERBICIDE-RESISTANT PROTEIN, AND GENE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA QINGDAO KINGAGROOT CHEMICAL COMPOUND CO., LTD.
18589753 SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PUDG46 Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17905447 MODULATING NUCLEOTIDE EXPRESSION USING EXPRESSION MODULATING ELEMENTS AND MODIFIED TATA AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17813038 TARGETING MICRORNA TO REGULATE NATIVE GENE FUNCTION BY GENOME EDITING Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18786763 NEW GUINEA IMPATIENS VARIETY SAKIMP076 Non-Final OA Sakata Seed Corporation
18786835 NEW GUINEA IMPATIENS VARIETY SAKIMP077 Non-Final OA Sakata Seed Corporation
17768984 NOVEL INSECT RESISTANT GENES AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
17768582 METHODS OF OPTIMIZING TRANSGENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS Non-Final OA BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
18266884 TARGETED INFLUENCE ON MEIOSIS FOR INCREASING RECOMBINATION FREQUENCY Final Rejection KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAA
17776111 GENE FOR RESISTANCE TO A PATHOGEN OF THE GENUS HETERODERA Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
17622018 ENHANCED PLANT REGENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION BY USING GRF1 BOOSTER GENE Final Rejection KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18029755 MELON WITH EXTENDED SHELF LIFE Non-Final OA VILMORIN & CIE
18035751 MODIFIED HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT GLUTENIN SUBUNIT AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ukko Inc.
17810517 MODIFIED TOMATO PLANTS WITH EXTENDED SHELF LIFE Final Rejection Sound Agriculture Company
17597511 Methods for Improved Regeneration of Plants Using Growth-Regulating Factor (GRF), GRF-Interacting Factor (GIF), or Chimeric GRF-GIF Non-Final OA CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS

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