USPTO Examiner MCWILLIAMS KELSEY LYNN - Art Unit 1663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18675487GLYCINE REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOFMay 2024July 2025Allow1411YesNo
18414078SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 27230068January 2024March 2026Allow2610YesNo
18398061PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH010563December 2023February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18398106PLANTS AND SEEDS OF CORN VARIETY CV699629December 2023March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18394057PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH010539December 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18394177PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH010468December 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18543929PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH010559December 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18535233PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH010479December 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18534673PLANTS AND SEEDS OF HYBRID CORN VARIETY CH010486December 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18519002SOYBEAN VARIETY 01098197November 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18519005SOYBEAN VARIETY 01098257November 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18519004SOYBEAN VARIETY 01098228November 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18518969SOYBEAN VARIETY 01098218November 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18370726SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21030432September 2023November 2025Allow2610YesNo
18241012SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 21040113August 2023March 2026Allow3120YesNo
18240959SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 28170812August 2023October 2025Allow2610YesNo
17912786METHOD FOR IMPROVING PLANT GENETIC TRANSFORMATION AND GENE EDITING EFFICIENCYJune 2023March 2025Allow3020NoNo
18323264INBRED CORN LINE NL13May 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18321976INBRED CORN LINE KP18736S2May 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18304413MAIZE HYBRID X00T036April 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18304985MAIZE HYBRID X11T096April 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18304992MAIZE HYBRID X11T097April 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18304620MAIZE HYBRID X16T127April 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18300677MAIZE INBRED 1PGZW72April 2023August 2025Allow2810NoNo
18300687MAIZE INBRED 1PUTJ89April 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18300475MAIZE INBRED 1PQMT93April 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18300675MAIZE INBRED 1PVWY56April 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18028313TRANSGENIC PLANT HAVING COLD RESISTANCE OVEREXPRESSING THIOREDOXIN TRX-H2 PROTEINMarch 2023July 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18179817MAIZE WOX2A OVER-EXPRESSION INDUCES SOMATIC EMBRYO FORMATIONMarch 2023September 2024Allow1811YesNo
18025135METHODS OF INCREASING FIBER IN A WHEAT GRAINMarch 2023October 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18167527SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PLMM26February 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18159906TRANSGENIC PLANTS THAT OVEREXPRESS A R2R3-MYB TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GENE AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18082272TOMATO HYBRID DRTC9039 AND PARENTS THEREOFDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18072027SOYBEAN VARIETY '10020803305'November 2022January 2026Allow3811YesNo
18072550Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV550376November 2022May 2025Allow2910YesNo
18071530Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010398November 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18071565Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV904159November 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
17994614Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV923608November 2022March 2025Allow2810YesNo
17994330Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV873257November 2022March 2025Allow2810YesNo
17991720Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010395November 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17987825Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010430November 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17923455APPROACHES TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE RICE PRODUCTIVITYNovember 2022September 2024Allow2320NoNo
18050658Soybean Lines with High Seed Protein and Steady to High Oil ContentOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3811NoNo
17974579SOYBEAN VARIETY EE2020058October 2022April 2025Allow3011YesNo
17975400WHEAT CULTIVAR 01095142October 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17966278OsBCAT2 GENE CONTROLLING DROUGHT TOLERANCE OF PLANT AND USES THEREOFOctober 2022January 2025Allow2720YesNo
17956215SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 17110507September 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17951707SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 12310740September 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17906947IMPROVED POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR EXPRESSION OF RNA-GUIDED NUCLEASES AND DNA BINDING PROTEINS IN SOYBEANSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17946208SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 10150434September 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17943837SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 15020106September 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17905769METHODS OF INTRODUCING VARIATION INTO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROMSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17905733A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANTS WITH MINIMIZED BIOMASS BYPRODUCT AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS THEREOFSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3330YesNo
17893246COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED SUCKERSAugust 2022January 2026Allow4121YesNo
17801738METHODS FOR SELECTING INHERITABLE EDITSAugust 2022October 2025Allow3820YesNo
17819975METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING CYTOKININ RECEPTOR HISTIDINE KINASE GENES IN PLANTSAugust 2022October 2025Allow3831YesNo
17799398Tobamovirus-Resistant Tomato Plant, Method for Producing Tobamovirus-Resistant Tomato Plant, Method for Imparting Tobamovirus Resistance in Tomato Plant, Method for Screening for Tobamovirus-Resistant Tomato Plant, and Method for Detecting Tobamovirus Resistance in Tomato PlantAugust 2022February 2026Allow4231YesNo
17799348IMMATURE INFLORESCENCE MERISTEM EDITINGAugust 2022June 2025Allow3411YesNo
17799027METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYISOPRENOID, VECTOR, TRANSFORMED PLANT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PNEUMATIC TIRE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RUBBER PRODUCTAugust 2022May 2025Allow3321YesNo
17819266PLANT REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2022August 2024Allow2411YesNo
17819023MODIFICATION OF BRASSINOSTEROID RECEPTOR GENES TO IMPROVE YIELD TRAITSAugust 2022March 2025Allow3121YesNo
17759557MAIZE EVENT DP-056113-9 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2022June 2025Allow3521NoNo
17811764AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED GENETIC TRANSFORMATION METHOD FOR SEA BARLEYGRASSJuly 2022October 2024Allow2710YesNo
17786656Resistance Genes to Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Infections in RoseJune 2022March 2025Allow3321YesNo
17783711METHOD FOR INCREASING COLD OR FROST TOLERANCE IN A PLANTJune 2022July 2024Allow2511YesNo
17779981MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR REDUCED PYRUVATE LEVEL TRAIT IN ALLIUM CEPAMay 2022December 2025Allow4231YesNo
177416939-LOX5 GENE VARIANT PROVIDING POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANCEMay 2022April 2025Allow3520NoNo
17772797GLYCINE REGULATORY ELEMENTS AND USES THEREOFApril 2022February 2024Allow2211YesNo
17755168METHODS FOR IMPROVING PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMSApril 2022December 2024Allow3230YesNo
17768157NOVEL INSECT RESISTANT GENES AND METHODS OF USEApril 2022November 2024Allow3111YesNo
17766786COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING ALTERED ALKALOID LEVELS WITH DESIRABLE LEAF QUALITY VIA MANIPULATING LEAF QUALITY GENESApril 2022December 2024Allow3211NoNo
17641730PLANT MODIFICATION METHOD USING AXILLARY BUD MERISTEMMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17640634GENETIC MODIFICATION OF PLANTSMarch 2022June 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17634381COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CROP YIELDS THROUGH TRAIT STACKINGFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3821NoNo
17630973MORPHOGENIC REGULATORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3831YesNo
17629318ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS AND METHODSJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3211YesNo
17597251METHOD FOR MODULATING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF A TOBACCO PLANTDecember 2021January 2026Allow4842YesNo
17597249METHOD FOR MODIFYING ALKALOID CONTENT IN PLANTSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3312YesNo
17596110TRANSGENIC LAND PLANTS THAT EXPRESS A POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE SEED SPECIFICALLY WITH CYTOSOLIC LOCALIZATIONDecember 2021January 2025Allow3711NoNo
17534204Molecular Marker Nicotine Associated SNP 1 for Identifying High or Low Nicotine Content of Tobacco and its Kit as well as Use thereofNovember 2021November 2024Allow3621NoNo
17595469ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS AND METHODSNovember 2021July 2024Allow3221NoNo
17481080MODULATING LIGHT RESPONSE PATHWAYS IN PLANTS, INCREASING LIGHT-RELATED TOLERANCES IN PLANTS, AND INCREASING BIOMASS IN PLANTSSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3720NoNo
17439155ENDOGENOUS PLANT EXPRESSION ENHANCERSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3411YesNo
17437741TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-MEDIATED PROMOTION OF DIRECT SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESISSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3621NoNo
17414328Methods and Compositions for Producing CannabinoidsJune 2021February 2026Abandon5641YesNo
17320369RECOMBINANT VECTOR FOR EXPRESSING VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES IN PLANT AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF VACCINE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CIRCOVIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES BY USING SAMEMay 2021July 2024Allow3811YesNo
17259359TYPE V CRISPR/NUCLEASE-SYSTEM FOR GENOME EDITING IN PLANT CELLSJanuary 2021February 2025Allow4940YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN works in Art Unit 1663 and has examined 11 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN's allowance rate of 90.9% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -16.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 16.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 75.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 2% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 3% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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