Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jed-Justin Imperial, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IMPERIAL, JED-JUSTIN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2616 2628 2677 2679

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

IMPERIAL, JED-JUSTIN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2612. The profile records 408 resolved cases, a 73.5% allowance rate, and a median of 937 days to allowance. Interview lift is 11.7%, so interviews show a positive but more limited association with allowance outcomes than the overall allowance result.

The leading companies are Apple Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH, and Sony Group Corporation. The principal firms are Clements Bernard Walker, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP, and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. The data supports a prosecution plan that accounts for a relatively high allowance rate while treating interviews as a supplemental tool rather than the central outcome driver.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
427
Total Applications
+11.7%
Interview Lift
937
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 408 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18668049 METHODS FOR MOVING OBJECTS IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18934425 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POST-TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19106643 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18243248 DIGITAL SHOWROOM FOR CONDUCTING VEHICLE DEMOS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH PRODUCT EXPERTS Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18657396 EFFECT EDITING METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Lemon Inc.
18984639 Learning Grainy Texture Parameters in the Frequency Domain Non-Final OA Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jed-Justin Imperial's allowance rate?

73.5% of resolved applications examined by Jed-Justin Imperial were allowed (408 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jed-Justin Imperial?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jed-Justin Imperial take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jed-Justin Imperial took 937 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jed-Justin Imperial work in?

Jed-Justin Imperial examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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