Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1056
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
27.2%
§103 Obviousness
42.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17760803 METHOD FOR IMPROVING GROWTH, STRESS TOLERANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PLANT, AND INCREASING SEED QUALITY OF PLANT Non-Final OA ACADEMIA SINICA
18853217 PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PATHOGEN RESISTANCE Non-Final OA TAKII & COMPANY LIMITED
18323616 CUCUMBER HYBRID SVCS0294 AND PARENTS THEREOF Final Rejection Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
18899199 NOVEL TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN 33 REGULATES PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES IN PLANT CELLS Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18891003 SYSTEM FOR PLANT CO-TRANSFORMATION AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
17937485 METHODS FOR IMPROVING FLORET FERTILITY AND SEED YIELD Non-Final OA Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18672984 WATERMELON VARIETY NUN 12201 WMW Non-Final OA Nunhems B.V.
18799465 HYBRID TOMATILLO PLANT NAMED BOTERO Non-Final OA HM.CLAUSE, INC.
18590116 SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PFLN03 Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17904983 SORGHUM DOUBLED HAPLOID PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17535297 GENE FOR PARTHENOGENESIS Non-Final OA Keygene N.V.
18291282 VIRAL COAT DELIVERY OF INSECT RESISTANCE GENES IN PLANTS Non-Final OA BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
18253010 Modified Insecticidal Proteins Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated
18617586 POLYPLOIDIZATION OF INTERSPECIFIC TOMATO HYBRIDS TO CREATE STABLE AND FERTILE ROOTSTOCKS Final Rejection RedSea Science and Technology Inc.
18594768 Arugula Variety 'CN SROC 2520' Non-Final OA CN Seeds Ltd
18001541 Use of SHR-SCR in Leguminous Cortical Cell Fate Determination and Non-leguminous Cortical Cell Division Potential Modification Final Rejection CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences
17909900 TOPICAL APPLICATION OF POLYNUCLEOTIDE MOLECULES FOR IMPROVING YIELD TRAITS OF PLANTS Final Rejection PLANTARC BIO LTD.
18547428 LOSS-OF-FUNCTION TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-LIKE GENE AND SELF-PROPAGATING FAGOPYRUM PLANT USING SAME Non-Final OA Nissey Delica Corp.

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