Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1663

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.7%
Allow Rate
-18.3% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
869
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
31.0%
§103 Obviousness
38.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18897262 Methods And Systems For Producing A Protein Of Interest In A Plant Non-Final OA ImmunityBio, Inc.
18041274 WIDE CROSS BREEDING Non-Final OA Syngenta Crop Protection AG
18684093 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GRAY LEAF SPOT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18569926 YIELD IMPROVEMENT BY GENE COMBINATIONS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18034286 METHODS FOR CEREAL CROP HYBRID TEST CROSS EVALUATION Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
19106659 HYDROGEL-CARRIERS FOR INDUCTION OF PLANT MORPHOGENESIS Non-Final OA KEYGENE N.V.
19142062 QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH FLOWER TO LEAF RATIO IN CANNABIS Non-Final OA PUREGENE AG
18868448 GLUCAN BINDING PROTEIN FOR IMPROVING NITROGEN FIXATION IN PLANTS Non-Final OA CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
18313288 B3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GENE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVING LENGTH, STRENGTH AND ELONGATION OF COTTON FIBERS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18835166 METHOD FOR SELECTING AN IMPROVED GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT Non-Final OA The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization

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