Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LIPMAN, JACOB

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2134 2431 2434

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jacob Lipman is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2134, with 812 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 83.3 percent, which is quite high. The median days to allowance is 1030. This combination of a high success rate and a consistent timeline suggests a favorable environment for applicants. Practitioners can expect a relatively predictable prosecution path when assigned to this examiner.

Interviews provide a positive interview lift of 12.8 percent. This lift, combined with the 83.3 percent baseline, indicates that direct communication is a productive way to resolve issues and secure an allowance. While the baseline success rate is already strong, the additional lift from an interview can help overcome specific rejections or clarify technical claim language more effectively than written responses alone.

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

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+25.3% vs TC avg
826
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1030
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 812 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18935069 BLOCKCHAIN-INTEGRATED AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS FOR FIFTH GENERATION COMMUNICATION NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18953807 SECURE DATA ERASURE FRAMEWORK USING INDIVIDUALIZED ENCRYPTION KEY MANAGEMENT Final Rejection PAYPAL, INC.
18864598 TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18090144 CONVERGED MODEL BASED RISK ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT GENERATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18945263 METHOD TO DETECT AND PREVENT CALLBACK PHISHING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18218819 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING AND DETECTING NETWORK AND DATA VULNERABILITY Non-Final OA BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
18991261 TIMEOUT PERIOD FOR REJECTED AUTHENTICATION REQUESTS Non-Final OA Charter Communications Operating, LLC

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