Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+11.9% vs TC avg
552
Total Applications
+22.3%
Interview Lift
1096
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 524 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
29.4%
§103 Obviousness
34.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18465802 INCREASING PLANT OIL CONTENT BY IMPROVING ACTIVITY OF ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE Non-Final OA The Curators of the University of Missouri
18778900 LETTUCE PLANT Non-Final OA TAKII & Company Limited
18897680 TOMATO HYBRID SVTJ7542 AND PARENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
18760860 PEPPER HYBRID DRPB3992 AND PARENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
18679136 CUCUMBER VARIETY NUN 53040 CUP Non-Final OA NUNHEMS B.V.
18783046 LETTUCE VARIETY 'SUNBERG’ Non-Final OA Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
18809939 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-PL0501 RZ Non-Final OA RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
18499367 CANOLA HYBRID 21GG1082N Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18767758 Inbred Broccoli Line BP-2 Non-Final OA Sakata Seed Corporation
18767320 Inbred Broccoli line BP-1 Non-Final OA Sakata Seed Corporation
18602867 COMPLEX TRAITS USING TISSUE TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA Keygene N.V.
17785358 PRECISE INTRODUCTION OF DNA OR MUTATIONS INTO THE GENOME OF WHEAT Non-Final OA BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC
16422585 RNAi FOR THE CONTROL OF FUNGI AND OOMYCETES BY INHIBITING SACCHAROPINE DEHYDROGENASE GENE Final Rejection BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC
18297770 CANOLA WITH HIGH OLEIC ACID Non-Final OA CELLECTIS
18740126 METHODS FOR IMPROVING GENOME ENGINEERING AND REGENERATION IN PLANT Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18646735 INBRED CORN LINE KW4MT1806 Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18648224 ARUGULA VARIETY 'SPARTAN' Non-Final OA Pinnacle Seed, Inc.
18207797 METHOD TO DELIVER CHEMICALS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS TO PLANT CELLS USING CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS AS A CARRIER Final Rejection AUBURN UNIVERSITY
17756713 METHOD FOR IMPROVING FLAVONOID PHENYLPROPANOID COMPOUNDS IN SAUSSUREA INVOLUCRATA CELL CULTURE Final Rejection DALIAN PRACTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CO, .LTD
17139232 Production of Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Non-Final OA Rothamsted Research Ltd.

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