Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1638 1662 1663

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.8%
Allow Rate
+7.8% vs TC avg
236
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1068
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
35.7%
§103 Obviousness
31.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18618668 CLASS 2 CRISPR/CAS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18567454 METHODS FOR CEREAL CROP BREEDING LINES Final Rejection BASF SE
17046561 GENES ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO WHEAT YELLOW RUST Non-Final OA COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
18287923 IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW GENE INVOLVED IN SEX DETERMINATION IN CUCURBITACEAE Final Rejection CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18306581 TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN EVENT GM_CSM63714 AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18296392 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT Final Rejection Monsanto Technology LLC
17785343 IMPROVED GENOME EDITING USING PAIRED NICKASES Final Rejection BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
18900351 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING GRAPE BERRY AND PLANTLET COLOR Non-Final OA Sun World International, LLC
18481069 INIR19 TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN WITH JUNCTION POLYNUCLEOTIDE DELETIONS Non-Final OA INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18452225 INIR17 TRANSGENIC MAIZE WITH JUNCTION SEQUENCE DELETIONS Non-Final OA INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18452330 INIR4 TRANSGENIC MAIZE WITH JUNCTION SEQUENCE DELETIONS Non-Final OA INARI AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18669588 METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18645465 METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18342761 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18309891 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING YIELD AND DISEASE RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18521510 LETTUCE VARIETY NUN 08261 LTL Non-Final OA NUNHEMS B.V.
18658990 INBRED CORN LINE OK19635V1 Non-Final OA Limagrain Europe S.A.
16936490 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND PLANT GENES FOR THE IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF FERMENTABLE SUGARS FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION Final Rejection The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
18595300 POLYPLOID HYBRID BREEDING Non-Final OA Ohalo Genetics Inc.
18255184 CEREAL GRAIN WITH THICKENED ALEURONE Non-Final OA Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
17815196 RNA-BASED CONTROL OF BOTRYTIS Final Rejection GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES, INC.

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