Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+13.1% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+77.8%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
27.9%
§103 Obviousness
37.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18070288 CHLOROPLAST TARGETING PEPTIDES AND CONJUGATES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
19372760 GENE TaCaM-3A FOR SEED DORMANCY IN WHEAT AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Anhui Agricultural University
18567214 AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABILITY METHODS INVOLVING YIELD TRAITS Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18001437 ALTERATION OF SEED COMPOSITION IN PLANTS Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18142777 Plastid-transgene-encoded nuclear gene silencing Non-Final OA Plastomics Inc.
18722452 MODULATION OF NICOTINE PRODUCTION BY ALTERATION OF NICOTINAMIDASE EXPRESSION OR FUNCTION IN PLANTS Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18190726 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CORN TRAITS AND YIELD USING GENOME EDITING Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC

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