Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Julian Scott Mendel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2133

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Julian Scott Mendel has resolved 35 cases in Art Unit 2133. His allowance rate is 74.3 percent, and the median days to allowance is 866. These metrics define the prosecution environment in Tech Center 2100 for this examiner. For firms like Kim & Stewart LLP- VMware, these figures are key for strategy.

The interview lift is 57.1 percent, which is a very high figure. This suggests that interviews are a critical tool for increasing the probability of an allowance. SUGHRUE MION, PLLC and other firms may find that direct engagement is the most effective way to reach the 74.3 percent allowance rate.

Top companies in his docket include Micron Technology Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. VMware, Inc. also appears as a top company. BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. is another firm with experience before this examiner, managing cases within the 866 median days to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19303770 STORAGE DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19275216 STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18408999 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18637895 Intelligent Secure Method to Orchestrate Coupling of Distributed Memory Storage Leveraging PCCO and DIP Non-Final OA Bank of America Corporation
18398396 MERGED MEMORY COMMANDS FOR IMPROVED BUS UTILIZATION IN VOLATILE MEMORY Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
17560912 TARGET OFFLOAD FOR SCALE-OUT STORAGE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
19095520 STORAGE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA PLACEMENT FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND REDUCED WRITE AMPLIFICATION Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
19014100 ENDURANCE EVALUATION TOOL FOR A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18790752 DIRECT ACCESS OF A DATASET IN A FABRIC-ATTACHED MEMORY FOR A DISTRIBUTED WORKFLOW Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18597830 STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection HITACHI, Ltd.
18644459 BYPASS MECHANISM FOR WRITING TO OBJECT BASED STORAGE Non-Final OA NetApp, Inc.
19327291 SHORT BLOCK DATA ACCUMULATION TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
18982736 HARDWARE SECURITY MODULES INTEGRATED IN MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. (dba Solidigm)
18538257 UPGRADE OF DISTRIBUTED DATA GRID WITH NO STATE TRANSFER Final Rejection Red Hat, Inc.
18373403 ENABLING POWER OPTIMIZATION THROUGH DRAM BANK MANAGEMENT IN SOLID STATE DRIVES Final Rejection SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Julian Scott Mendel's allowance rate?

74.3% of resolved applications examined by Julian Scott Mendel were allowed (35 resolved cases), compared with 85.8% across Art Unit 2133 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Julian Scott Mendel?

This examiner's interview lift is +57.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Julian Scott Mendel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Julian Scott Mendel took 866 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Julian Scott Mendel work in?

Julian Scott Mendel examines applications in Art Unit 2133 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month