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Examiner Ajith Jacob

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 792 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Ajith Jacob has allowed 672 of 792 decided applications (85%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

85% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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Examiner Ajith Jacob's public record spans one art unit within Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Across 792 disposed applications, the allowance rate is 85%. This comprises 672 allowed applications and 120 abandoned applications. The total application count in the record is 816, which includes pending matters. The figures presented reflect the examiner's pooled historical record and do not constitute a prediction of outcomes for any specific application.

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This record aggregates data from a single art unit in TC 2100. Pooled figures represent historical aggregate performance across all matters in that unit and reflect past dispositions only. An allowance rate describes the share of decided cases (allowed and abandoned combined) relative to total dispositions. Aggregate statistics do not predict the outcome of any individual application and do not account for variation in case complexity, prosecution history, or claim characteristics.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2161
816 APPS · 85% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

85% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 62%
DISPOSITION672 / 120 / 24allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.4 moart unit avg 23.1 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.5 moart unit avg 39 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility35% · art unit 53%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)45%
§103 — Obviousness56% · art unit 88%
§112 — Written description & definiteness10%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW83%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW86%-3 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 198 decided applications with an interview and 594 without.

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Questions about Examiner Ajith Jacob

  • What is Examiner Jacob's overall allowance rate?
    The allowance rate is 85%, based on 792 disposed applications (672 allowed and 120 abandoned).
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    This record covers one art unit (2161) within TC 2100.
  • What does the allowance rate measure?
    The allowance rate is the percentage of decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) relative to total dispositions. It excludes pending applications and does not predict outcomes for any specific application.
  • What is the total number of applications in this record?
    The total application count is 816. Of these, 792 have been disposed (decided), and the remainder are pending.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Ajith Jacob has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 816 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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