Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
36
Total Applications
-30.0%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
31.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18569926 YIELD IMPROVEMENT BY GENE COMBINATIONS Final Rejection BASF SE
18897262 Methods And Systems For Producing A Protein Of Interest In A Plant Final Rejection ImmunityBio, Inc.
18041274 WIDE CROSS BREEDING Final Rejection Syngenta Crop Protection AG
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
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
18811676 Self-Fertilization as Methods for Stabilizing Ploidy after Colchicine Treatment Model Final Rejection Rev Genomics, Inc.
18034286 METHODS FOR CEREAL CROP HYBRID TEST CROSS EVALUATION Final Rejection KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
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
18414498 METHOD FOR PREPARING BROWN PLANTHOPPER RESISTANT PLANTS USING RICE BROWN PLANTHOPPER RESISTANCE GENE BPH33.2 Non-Final OA Fujian Agriculture And Forestry University
18025099 FOODSTUFFS HAVING IMPROVED DIGESTION PROPERTIES Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18475615 USE OF INDICA RICE OsRNR10 GENE Non-Final OA NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
18036133 CLUBROOT RESISTANCE IN RAPESEED BRASSICA NAPUS Non-Final OA NPZ INNOVATION GMBH

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