Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JACOB, AJITH

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2161

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ajith Jacob has 510 resolved cases in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2161. The allowance rate is 79.0%, which provides a baseline for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 1220, indicating the typical duration of the prosecution process for successful applications. This 1220-day timeline is a key metric for practitioners to use in their planning.

The interview lift is 4.1%, showing a minor statistical advantage for cases involving an interview compared to the 79.0% baseline. With 510 cases resolved, this 4.1% lift suggests that while interviews are helpful, they are not a transformative factor in the outcome. Practitioners should consider the 1220-day median pendency when deciding whether to engage in oral advocacy in Art Unit 2161.

Attorneys navigating Tech Center 2100 can rely on these 510 resolved cases to understand the examiner's trends. The 79.0% allowance rate and 4.1% interview lift offer a stable outlook for prosecution. The 1220-day median to allowance remains the primary speed benchmark for applications under this examiner's review.

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

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
522
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
1220
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 510 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
34.7%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18068304 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18487361 ANSWER FACTS FROM STRUCTURED CONTENT Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18515659 SMART PRIVILEGE ESCALATION IN A CLOUD PLATFORM Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
19013772 TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING CONTENT LINKS IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM Final Rejection Roku, Inc.
18909636 ORGANIZING MAPPED REGIONS INTO DISCRETIZED SEGMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation

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