Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Justin Abel Jimenez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JIMENEZ, JUSTIN ABEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2116 3697

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

Justin Abel Jimenez has resolved 10 cases in Art Unit 2116 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has an allowance rate of 20.0 percent and a median pendency of 894 days. The interview lift is 88.9 percent, suggesting that interviews are a strategy for overcoming rejections in this docket. This lift indicates that verbal communication is a driver of successful outcomes.

Top companies include Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Concourse Petroleum Inc., and Mastercard International Incorporated. Anova Law Group, PLLC, COOK ALEX LTD, and PA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP are among the top firms. The presence of financial institutions suggests the examiner handles business method or financial software patents. Given the 20.0 percent allowance rate, the 88.9 percent interview lift is a factor for practitioners to consider. The 10 resolved cases provide an initial data set for evaluating examiner behavior and the impact of direct engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-32.0% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+88.9%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18510898 TOKENIZED DEPOSIT WITH CHOICE FOR DEPOSITOR Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18510773 FRAUD PREVENTION PARALLEL METAVERSE SYSTEM Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18167694 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED USER AUTHENTICATION IN ACCESSING A COMPUTER NETWORK Final Rejection MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
18940503 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-BLOCKCHAIN, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
18079230 Location-Specific Non-Fungible Tokens Final Rejection Disney Enterprises, Inc.
18529956 TARGETED HEURISTIC RULE GENERATION TOOLS Non-Final OA Stripe, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Justin Abel Jimenez's allowance rate?

20.0% of resolved applications examined by Justin Abel Jimenez were allowed (10 resolved cases), compared with 70.1% across Art Unit 2116 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Justin Abel Jimenez?

This examiner's interview lift is +88.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Justin Abel Jimenez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Justin Abel Jimenez took 894 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Justin Abel Jimenez work in?

Justin Abel Jimenez examines applications in Art Unit 2116 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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