USPTO Examiner STEPHENS REBECCA JOHANNA - Art Unit 1663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18978226SESAME SEED SHATTERING RESISTANCE TRAIT REGULATION GENE SIHEC3 AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2024January 2026Allow1321YesNo
18887121PEONY POWOX4 GENE AND APPLICATIONS OF CODED PROTEIN THEREOFSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18830788METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING ENDOCARP STRUCTURE IN RUBUS PLANTSSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18742420METHODS OF SUGARCANE TRANSFORMATION USING MORPHOGENESJune 2024October 2025Allow1611NoNo
18624980INCREASING GENE EDITING AND SITE-DIRECTED INTEGRATION EVENTS UTILIZING MEIOTIC AND GERMLINE PROMOTERSApril 2024October 2025Allow1811NoNo
18609099MUTATION OF GROWTH REGULATING FACTOR FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS FOR ENHANCED PLANT GROWTHMarch 2024October 2025Allow1820YesNo
18681473NOVEL MARKERS COMBINATION IN SWEET BASIL FOR DISEASE RESISTANCESFebruary 2024August 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18393117SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 23010103December 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18544571INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18537046COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED SUCKERSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18532715Corn Event DAS-59122-7 and Methods for Detection ThereofDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18522962OLEIC ACID -ENRICHED PLANT BODY HAVING GENETICALLY MODIFIED FAD2 AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023October 2025Allow2321NoNo
18504917POLYPLOID HYBRID MAIZE BREEDINGNovember 2023December 2024Allow1321YesNo
18504893POLYPLOID HYBRID POTATO BREEDINGNovember 2023April 2025Allow1721YesNo
18556814COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MALE STERILE PLANTSOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2621NoNo
18485636RESISTANCE TO CUCUMBER GREEN MOTTLE MOSAIC VIRUS IN CUCUMIS SATIVUSOctober 2023September 2025Allow2321YesNo
18468225HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-CH0363 RZSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18549749PECTIN METHYLESTERASE INHIBITOR GENE GhPMEI39 AND APPLICATION OF ITS ENCODED PROTEINSeptember 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18457938PESTICIDAL GENES AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18449849TISSUE-SPECIFIC PROMOTERS IN PLANTSAugust 2023February 2025Allow1811NoNo
18449587NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND CORRESPONDING POLYPEPTIDES CONFERRING IMPROVED NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY CHARACTERISTICS IN PLANTSAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520YesNo
18259244MARKER-ASSISTED BREEDING IN CANNABIS PLANTSJune 2023January 2026Abandon3101NoNo
18249566PARTHENOGENESIS FACTORS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEApril 2023March 2026Allow3511NoNo
18300434MAIZE INBRED 1PPFU14April 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18300425MAIZE INBRED 1PAEN41April 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18193470TOMATO VARIETY NUN 09400 TOFMarch 2023December 2025Allow3220NoNo
18176410NOVEL INSECT INHIBITORY PROTEINSFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2321NoNo
18107838CELERY CULTIVAR TBG 44February 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18057867Modified excisable DAS81419-2 soybean transgenic insect resistance locusNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
18058161MODIFIED EXCISABLE 5307 MAIZE TRANSGENIC LOCUS LACKING A SELECTABLE MARKERNovember 2022August 2023Allow810YesNo
18058081MODIFIED EXCISABLE DAS59122-7 MAIZE TRANSGENIC LOCUSNovember 2022August 2023Allow810YesNo
18053341WHEAT VARIETY 6PDUA86BNovember 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
18053336WHEAT VARIETY 6PQAN73BNovember 2022May 2025Allow4010NoNo
17979891SOYBEAN VARIETY 01094302November 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17956182SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 11140704September 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17956164SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 12130154September 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17954981SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 17060354September 2022August 2025Allow3420NoNo
17948381Transgenic Safflower Event Stack IND-1ØØØ3-4 X IND-1ØØ15-7 and Methods to Use ItSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1820YesNo
17933296METHODS FOR INCREASING POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANCE IN CANNABISSeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3201NoNo
17939623SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 12350464September 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17810000LEGHEMOGLOBIN IN SOYBEANJune 2022December 2023Allow1821YesYes
17853997METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING ROOT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTJune 2022September 2025Allow3921YesNo
17808823MAIZE HYBRID X18V366June 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17808804MAIZE HYBRID X18V358June 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17807509MAIZE INBRED 1PVPT76June 2022January 2025Allow3120NoNo
17807410MAIZE INBRED 1PSSQ17June 2022January 2025Allow3120NoNo
17806969SORGHUM CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY MARKERS AND LOCIJune 2022December 2025Allow4230NoNo
17779987GENE MUTATIONS IN TOMATO TO YIELD COMPACT AND EARLY YIELDING FORMS SUITABLE FOR URBAN AGRICULTUREMay 2022March 2026Allow4521NoNo
17775294DNA SEQUENCE FOR REGULATING MAIZE LEAF ANGLE, AND MUTANT, MOLECULAR MARKERS, DETECTION PRIMERS, AND USE THEREOFMay 2022April 2024Abandon2321YesNo
17737964NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES ENCODING TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS REGULATING ALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS AND THEIR USE IN MODIFYING PLANT METABOLISMMay 2022January 2025Abandon3211NoNo
17725759MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASE RESISTANCE AND/OR AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN STRAWBERRY PLANTS AND USES THEREOFApril 2022May 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17768822METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF C4 PLANTSApril 2022December 2025Allow4421NoNo
17767692Compositions and Methods Based on QPT Engineering for Producing Tobacco Plants and Products Having Altered Alkaloid LevelsApril 2022December 2025Allow4421NoNo
17706921OLEIC ACID-ENRICHED PLANT BODY HAVING GENETICALLY MODIFIED FAD2 AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17591188TISSUE-SPECIFIC PROMOTERS IN PLANTSFebruary 2022September 2023Abandon2011NoNo
17631846Membrane Transport Protein and Uses ThereofJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3301NoNo
17587036SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PNMK70January 2022January 2025Allow3620YesNo
17631324GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE RESISTANCE IN SOYBEANSJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4221YesNo
17587988ALFALFA VARIETY R914T542January 2022April 2025Allow3820YesNo
17587947ALFALFA VARIETY R411M104January 2022April 2025Allow3820YesNo
17587113SOYBEAN VARIETY 5PLKD89January 2022February 2025Allow3620YesNo
17628289INTERSPECIFIC DIANTHUS PLANTS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAMEJanuary 2022January 2025Abandon3611NoNo
17624425A Protein Vapbp2-L For Enhancing Drought Resistance Of Plants And Application ThereofJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110YesNo
17559857NOVEL INSECT INHIBITORY PROTEINSDecember 2021May 2023Allow1711NoNo
17546990DISEASE RESISTANT PLANT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSDecember 2021May 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17643489SORGHUM INBRED 2PFCH75NDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17643528SORGHUM INBRED PH2738MRDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo
17545665Soybean Cultivar e4677December 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17536731SOYBEAN VARIETY '20889979'November 2021February 2025Allow3921YesNo
17534792PESTICIDAL GENES AND METHODS OF USENovember 2021May 2023Allow1811NoNo
17530832Gene Regulating Seed Weight in Improving Seed Yield in SoybeanNovember 2021December 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17530950DELAYED HARVEST OF SHORT STATURE CORN PLANTSNovember 2021March 2026Abandon5291YesNo
17530771SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 87470849November 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17455421WHEAT VARIETY 6PBLP40BNovember 2021March 2024Allow2810NoNo
17528641Plants and Seeds of Corn Variety CV495061November 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17611802RHIZOBIAL tRNA-DERIVED SMALL RNAs AND USES THEREOF FOR REGULATING PLANT NODULATIONNovember 2021May 2025Allow4121YesNo
17522858Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH010986November 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17517609Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH011169November 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17452110MAIZE HYBRID X90T897October 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17504264METHODS OF SUGARCANE TRANSFORMATION USING MORPHOGENESOctober 2021March 2024Allow2911YesNo
17495317SOYBEAN CULTIVAR 01310057October 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17470784INCREASING GENE EDITING AND SITE-DIRECTED INTEGRATION EVENTS UTILIZING MEIOTIC AND GERMLINE PROMOTERSSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2821YesNo
17411250PLANTS HAVING INCREASED TOLERANCE TO HEAT STRESSAugust 2021August 2024Allow3621NoNo
17310770POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANT CANNABIS PLANTSAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4321NoNo
17406829COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING TOBACCO PLANTS AND PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED SUCKERSAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010YesNo
17398133NOVEL RESISTANCE GENES ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE RESISTANCE IN SOYBEANSAugust 2021January 2025Allow4131YesNo
17390776Gene PpHSP21 with black spot disease resistance in Pyrus pyrifolia and its applications in improving black spot disease resistance in plantsJuly 2021February 2024Allow3030NoNo
17426706HAPLOID INDUCERSJuly 2021July 2024Allow3611YesNo
17310160METHOD FOR DECREASING THE ALKALOID CONTENT OF A TOBACCO PLANTJuly 2021October 2024Allow3931NoNo
17421107COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INSECT PESTSJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4631NoNo
17416667MODULATION OF NITRATE LEVELS IN PLANTS VIA MUTATION OF NITRATE REDUCTASEJune 2021January 2024Allow3120NoNo
17350264Corn Event DAS-59122-7 and Methods for Detection ThereofJune 2021September 2023Allow2720NoNo
17414142Lettuce Plant Resistant to Downy Mildew and Resistance GeneJune 2021August 2024Allow3820NoNo
17413743INSECTICIDAL PROTEINSJune 2021May 2024Allow3521YesNo
17339079SCAEVOLA PLANTS WITH RADIALLY SYMMETRICAL FLOWERSJune 2021August 2023Allow2611YesNo
17335264METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MERISTEM SIZE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENTJune 2021July 2025Allow5051YesNo
17297527GENE SILENCING VIA GENOME EDITINGMay 2021July 2025Abandon5040NoNo
17327016SIMULTANEOUS GENE EDITING AND HAPLOID INDUCTIONMay 2021March 2025Allow4640NoNo
17324354LYSM RECEPTOR MOTIFSMay 2021January 2026Allow5651YesNo
17320414BACTERIALLY SECRETED IMMUNOSTIMULANTS AND METHODS TO PROTECT AGAINST PATHOGENSMay 2021March 2024Abandon3431YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA works in Art Unit 1663 and has examined 69 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA's allowance rate of 76.8% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA receive 2.19 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 STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA. This interview benefit is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 48.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 71.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 78% 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 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:

    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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