Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.2%
Allow Rate
-14.8% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+41.5%
Interview Lift
907
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18023397 PLANT YIELD IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection BASF SE
17786117 COMPOSITIONS AND GENOME EDITING METHODS FOR IMPROVING GRAIN YIELD IN PLANTS Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18064423 UTILIZATION OF PERICARP COLOR1 (P1) AND OTHER ANTHOCYANIN GENES AS SEED MARKERS FOR WHEAT Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18365274 TOMATO-DERIVED SIJUL GENE REGULATING PHLOEM DEVELOPMENT AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
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
17768696 ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE OF CROPS BY DOWNREGULATION OF REPRESSOR GENES Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18487029 CO-REGENERATION RECALCITRANT PLANTS Final Rejection Keygene N.V.
19177446 ZmCCD8 GENE-BASED MAIZE BREEDING METHODS Final Rejection CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
17928516 QPT GENE ENGINEERED PLANT CELL AND USING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION

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