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Examiner Edward Jacobs

TECH CENTER 2100 · 1 ART UNIT · 117 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION MAR 2022
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 1 ART UNIT

Examiner Edward Jacobs has allowed 40 of 117 decided applications (34%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

34% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
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What the data says.

Edward Jacobs holds a public record in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security) spanning one art unit. Across 117 decided applications, his allowance rate is 34%, with 40 allowed and 77 abandoned applications. His record covers a total of 118 applications filed. One application remains pending and is excluded from the allowance-rate calculation. The allowance rate reflects the ratio of allowed to decided applications only.

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This pooled record aggregates data across all art units in which the examiner has work. The overall allowance rate and application counts are historical summaries of past dispositions and are not predictions of outcomes in any specific application. Pooled figures combine different art units and subject areas, so they describe the aggregate record rather than performance in any particular technology area.

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 2159
118 APPS · 34% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.

34% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 63%
DISPOSITION40 / 77 / 1allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION23.2 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY48.7 moart unit avg 45.1 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility61% · art unit 55%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)69%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 82%
§112 — Written description & definiteness41%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW55%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW9%+46 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 64 decided applications with an interview and 53 without.

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Questions about Examiner Edward Jacobs

  • What is Edward Jacobs' overall allowance rate?
    His allowance rate is 34% over 117 decided applications (40 allowed, 77 abandoned).
  • How many art units does Edward Jacobs work in?
    He works in one art unit, pooled within Technology Center 2100.
  • How many total applications are in his public record?
    His public record includes 118 total applications. One remains pending; 117 have been decided.
  • What does the allowance rate include or exclude?
    The allowance rate is calculated from decided applications only—allowed and abandoned together. Pending applications are excluded from the rate but are counted in the total.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Edward Jacobs 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: 118 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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