Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as JACOB, WILLIAM J
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3696
This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases
William J. Jacob serves in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3696. He has 359 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 49.0 percent, which is a relatively low grant rate for this group. This 49.0 percent figure suggests a challenging examination environment where more than half of the resolved cases do not result in a patent grant, requiring diligent prosecution from applicants.
The interview lift is 34.2 percent. This 34.2 percent lift is significant, suggesting that interviews are a very effective way to overcome rejections. Practitioners should utilize interviews to improve the 49.0 percent baseline allowance rate, as the data shows that personal engagement with the examiner can substantially boost the chances of reaching a notice of allowance through direct technical discussion.
The median days to allowance is 1253. This 1253 day period is the median time for cases to reach a grant. A 1253 day pendency is the typical experience for successful applicants in this docket, representing the duration from the initial filing to the final issuance of the patent in this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18522982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 19200586 | USER INTERFACE FOR LOYALTY ACCOUNTS AND PRIVATE LABEL ACCOUNTS FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18904445 | VEHICULAR TELEMATICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING RIDESHARE-BASED RISK PROFILES OF RIDESHARE DRIVERS | Final Rejection | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| 18513293 | USER INTERFACE FOR TELEPHONIC SERVICES | Non-Final OA | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company |
| 18139131 | Implementing Machine Learning For Life And Health Insurance Claims Handling | Non-Final OA | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| 18835019 | PAYMENT PAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18588899 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
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Build Your Strategy49.2% of resolved applications examined by William J Jacob were allowed (360 resolved cases), compared with 38.9% across Art Unit 3696 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +34.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by William J Jacob took 1,252 days on average from filing to allowance.
William J Jacob examines applications in Art Unit 3696 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).