Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18584801 | ELEVATED RESISTANCE TO INSECTS AND PLANT PATHOGENS WITHOUT COMPROMISING SEED PRODUCTION | February 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438998 | PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOF | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18434455 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY IN PLANTS | February 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524717 | HAPLOID INDUCTION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREFOR | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517630 | MAIZE PLANTS WITH IMPROVED DISEASE RESISTANCE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18490545 | METHODS FOR GENETIC CONTROL OF INSECT INFESTATIONS IN PLANTS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | October 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18235247 | MODIFIED VIP3 POLYPEPTIDES | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226084 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 99002218 | July 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357691 | Regulatory Nucleic Acid Molecules for Enhancing Constitutive Gene Expression in Plants | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18353842 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 91132218 | July 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353815 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 90112218 | July 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332614 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING PEST INFESTATION | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329183 | NOVEL RNA-GUIDED DNA NUCLEASES AND USES THEREOF | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18183863 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING LEPTINOTARSA | March 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18157337 | RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS FOR PRODUCING MILK PROTEINS IN PLANTS | January 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18154191 | LOX3 GENE MODULATION AND ARMYWORM TOLERANCE | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18153863 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY IN PLANTS | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18092534 | PLANT-ENDOPHYTE COMBINATIONS AND USES THEREFOR | January 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18145611 | WHEAT WITH REDUCED LIPOXYGENASE ACTIVITY | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066310 | WHEAT VARIETY 6PEJL70B | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079850 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING ADVENTITIOUS TETRAPLOID BUD OF BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062394 | CONTROL OF PHENOTYPE IN PLANTS | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061749 | PESTICIDAL GENES AND METHODS OF USE | December 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18072618 | Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV905113 | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994857 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010374 | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059112 | ENGINEERED PESTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING PLANT PESTS | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994667 | Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV944507 | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994353 | Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV931885 | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994313 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010380 | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994302 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 01098337 | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993969 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 01098301 | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992351 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010363 | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992482 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 22424206 | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988948 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094758 | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988814 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094752 | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987745 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010412 | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987413 | SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094718 | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967581 | TOMATO HYBRID SVTD8202 AND PARENTS THEREOF | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17917746 | Methods and Compositions for Improving Cold-Tolerance of Plants | October 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17946393 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 15340300 | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946282 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 16030114 | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932510 | CANOLA VARIETY 4005A435-18 | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932485 | CANOLA VARIETY 4005B173-41 | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932489 | CANOLA HYBRID 20GU2279N | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932502 | CANOLA HYBRID 21GG1082N | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932499 | CANOLA HYBRID 21GG2040N | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932176 | TRITICALE CULTIVAR NS17CA1693 | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943791 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 19430836 | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943866 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 12301724 | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943964 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 12140019 | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17939728 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 19140644 | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822696 | POTATO TRANSFORMATION VECTORS | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17883577 | INCREASED PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN PLANTS | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17851624 | RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS FOR PRODUCING MILK PROTEINS IN PLANTS | June 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808848 | MAIZE HYBRID X18T160 | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808865 | MAIZE HYBRID X03V416 | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808881 | MAIZE HYBRID X95V293 | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808661 | MAIZE HYBRID X95V284 | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808619 | MAIZE HYBRID X90V902 | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808886 | MAIZE HYBRID X08V052 | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808573 | MAIZE HYBRID X08V012 | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808657 | MAIZE HYBRID X90V904 | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807445 | MAIZE INBRED 1PWPU84 | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807516 | MAIZE INBRED 1PJKP45 | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807437 | MAIZE INBRED 4ABSM1967 | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805016 | INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17661297 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS | April 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17729892 | METHODS FOR GENETIC CONTROL OF INSECT INFESTATIONS IN PLANTS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17729977 | SWEET CORN HYBRID SVSC2876 AND PARENTS THEREOF | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709990 | INBRED CORN LINE CB18613C1 | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761469 | Stevia Cultivar '320032' With Super High Rebaudioside A Content | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17694944 | SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 13130617 | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642926 | RNAI-MEDIATED PEST CONTROL | March 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17691549 | Haploid Induction Compositions and Methods for Use Therefor | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17689613 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF INSECT INFESTATIONS IN PLANTS | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689598 | RNA-BASED CONTROL OF POWDERY MILDEW | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17638572 | FRUIT-BEARING PLANT EXHIBITING HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE, HIGH YIELD, AND PARTHENOCARPY | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669219 | HYBRID TOMATO PLANT NAMED HM 8268 | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17587978 | ALFALFA VARIETY C0518A3663 | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17568884 | TARGETED CONTROL OF PESTS AND PATHOGENS BY PLANT DELIVERY OF 2'F-ANA-OLIGONUCLEOTIDES | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17551119 | DISEASE RESISTANT PETUNIA PLANTS | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17643494 | SORGHUM INBRED 2PKMJ88R | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533190 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011196 | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530091 | Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV516589 | November 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455446 | WHEAT VARIETY 6PZDF21B | November 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455438 | WHEAT VARIETY 6PLJW60B | November 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17520039 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011237 | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17519650 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011224 | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518530 | Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV523419 | November 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17515928 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011226 | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510450 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011175 | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510644 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011159 | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510561 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011109 | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509740 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010988 | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509468 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011009 | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509423 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010990 | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507139 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010997 | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507436 | Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV399035 | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506400 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011013 | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505381 | Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011010 | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZHENG, LI.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 15.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner ZHENG, LI works in Art Unit 1662 and has examined 941 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner ZHENG, LI's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ZHENG, LI receive 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ZHENG, LI is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 79% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZHENG, LI. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 43.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 82.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.4% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 80.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 2% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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