Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1662 1663

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+12.5% vs TC avg
564
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
31.9%
§103 Obviousness
36.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18730112 POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR MODIFYING ORGANISMS Non-Final OA FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS VII, LLC
17404109 MULTIPLE DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES AND GENOMIC STACKS THEREOF Non-Final OA PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
19052818 LETTUCE VARIETIES ‘EZTREME’ AND ‘NIGHTHAWK’ Non-Final OA Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
18783046 LETTUCE VARIETY 'SUNBERG’ Non-Final OA Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
17785358 PRECISE INTRODUCTION OF DNA OR MUTATIONS INTO THE GENOME OF WHEAT Final Rejection 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
18908491 TRITICALE CULTIVAR APT1415735 Final Rejection TriCal Superior Forage, LLC

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