Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SHARMA, SANTOSH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
147
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 109 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
27.8%
§103 Obviousness
38.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18981231 TOMATO PROPAGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREEDING Non-Final OA MJNN LLC
18290521 MAIZE POLLEN STORAGE AND CARRIER Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
17631268 GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE RESISTANCE IN SOYBEANS Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
19008379 GENOME EDITED FINE MAPPING AND CAUSAL GENE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18641717 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN PLANTS Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18276199 SYNERGISTIC PROMOTER ACTIVATION BY COMBINING CPE AND CRE MODIFICATIONS Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18905355 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETIES 'E15A43014', 'E15B42750', AND 'E15M43066' Non-Final OA Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
17498111 TRANSGENIC PLANTS AND METHOD OF FACILITATING TRANSFORMATION THEREOF Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
19199865 INCREASING TRICHOME DENSITY AND IMPROVING TRANSPORT OF METABOLITES IN PLANT TRICHOMES Non-Final OA University Of Virginia Patent Foundation
18462465 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING YIELD CHARACTERISTICS IN PLANTS Final Rejection Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18568982 GENETICALLY MODIFIED POTATO WITH REDUCED GLYCOALKALOID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18267061 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SHORT STATURE PLANTS THROUGH MANIPULATION OF GIBBERELLIN METABOLISM Final Rejection Monsanto Technology LLC
18898064 SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 36560917 Final Rejection Mertec, LLC
17058261 A METHOD FOR GENERATING NEW MUTATION IN ORGANISM AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Qingdao Kingagroot Chemical Compound Co., Ltd.

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