Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-15.6% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+43.6%
Interview Lift
933
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
30.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18282693 HI Genes and Normal A Cytotype Combination Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
17928516 QPT GENE ENGINEERED PLANT CELL AND USING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18272978 METHOD FOR EDITING PLANT GENOME Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18465595 MANIPULATING PLANT SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18451658 METHOD TO ENRICH DESIRED TYPES IN SEED-DERIVED CROPS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17860013 Submersion-Free Systems and Methods to Genetically Transform Cannabis Sativa Non-Final OA Rev Genomics, Inc.
17786117 COMPOSITIONS AND GENOME EDITING METHODS FOR IMPROVING GRAIN YIELD IN PLANTS Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18064423 UTILIZATION OF PERICARP COLOR1 (P1) AND OTHER ANTHOCYANIN GENES AS SEED MARKERS FOR WHEAT Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18743454 DOUBLE DECAPITATION OF PLANTS Non-Final OA Keygene N.V.
18720938 PHOSPHODIESTERASES INHIBITORS TO PROMOTE IN VITRO PLANT CELL REPROGRAMMING TOWARDS PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS OR MICROCALLUS FORMATION Non-Final OA SCREENSYS GMBH
18569441 ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE OF MAIZE TO NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT BY A QTL ON CHROMOSOME 4 Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18462847 PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA National Chung Hsing University
18652906 METHOD FOR GENE EXPRESSION BY TRANSIENT TRANSFORMATION OF WILD RICE SEED USING AGROBACTERIUM Final Rejection Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
18548008 SEMI-RATIONAL GENOME EVOLUTION ENGINEERING METHOD FOR PLANTS Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
18573013 CYTIDINE DEAMINASES AND METHODS OF GENOME EDITING USING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
18248017 GRAFTED PLANT FOR DELIVERY OF GENOME EDITING REAGENTS Non-Final OA Cibus US LLC
18283884 METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF GENETIC TRANSFORMATION AND GENE EDITING IN PLANTS Non-Final OA Suzhou Qi Biodesign Biotechnology Company Limited
18245714 MOLECULAR MARKER OF GENE RELATED TO DOMINANT EARLY HEADING IN RICE MATERIAL CAPABLE OF EARLY HEADING WITHOUT DECREASING YIELD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF CROP SCIENCES, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

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