Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.0%
Allow Rate
-30.0% vs TC avg
39
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
63.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18264890 IMMUNE REGULATORS INVOLVED IN DEFENSE AGAINST PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY LIBERIBACTER SPECIES Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18569926 YIELD IMPROVEMENT BY GENE COMBINATIONS Final Rejection BASF SE
18530812 GENETIC MARKERS AND SOYBEAN PLANTS WITH INCREASED TOLERANCE TO DICAMBA Non-Final OA THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
18479609 EXPRESSION OF NITROGENASE POLYPEPTIDES IN PLANT CELLS Non-Final OA Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
18041274 WIDE CROSS BREEDING Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
18835166 METHOD FOR SELECTING AN IMPROVED GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT Non-Final OA The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization
18313288 B3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GENE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVING LENGTH, STRENGTH AND ELONGATION OF COTTON FIBERS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18692979 TRANSGENIC PLANT AND METHODS OF STIMULATING SPONTANEOUS NODULE FORMATION IN NON-LEGUME PLANTS Non-Final OA WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18818545 PROTEINS FOR REGULATION OF SYMBIOTIC INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY ELEMENTS Non-Final OA University of Freiburg
18641683 APPLICATION OF BFNE GENE IN TOMATO PLANT ARCHITECTURE IMPROVEMENT AND BIOLOGICAL YIELD INCREASE Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS, XINJIANG ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
18430934 RICE DOMINANT MALE STERILE GENE SMS AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE, HEFEI COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER
18036133 CLUBROOT RESISTANCE IN RAPESEED BRASSICA NAPUS Non-Final OA NPZ INNOVATION GMBH
17640466 METHODS OF IMPROVING SEED SIZE AND QUALITY Non-Final OA lnstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month