Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Joshua T Kennedy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3649 3679 3784

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

KENNEDY, JOSHUA T is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 3649. The record contains 1386 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 51.2%, and a median of 952 days to allowance. The interview lift is 48.2%, indicating that interviews are a prominent feature of the measured record and deserve deliberate preparation in prosecution strategy.

Google LLC, Ofinno LLC, and Bridgestone Corporation are the leading companies. The leading firms are BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C., BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, and Burris Law, PLLC. Counsel should use interviews to focus the dispute, then capture claim interpretation and technical distinctions in the written response. The substantial case history supports using the profile as a practical planning reference.

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

Performance Statistics

51.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
1,428
Total Applications
+48.2%
Interview Lift
952
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18482164 PERSONALIZED FITNESS COACH ON A TELEVISION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18905291 MUSCLE TRAINING DEVICE Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18978337 GOLF BALL Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.

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 Joshua T Kennedy's allowance rate?

51.2% of resolved applications examined by Joshua T Kennedy were allowed (1,386 resolved cases), compared with 21.3% across Art Unit 3649 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joshua T Kennedy?

This examiner's interview lift is +48.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joshua T Kennedy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joshua T Kennedy took 952 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joshua T Kennedy work in?

Joshua T Kennedy examines applications in Art Unit 3649 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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