Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCHNEIDER, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3600 3626 3629

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua D. Schneider operates in Art Unit 3600 within Tech Center 3600, where he has resolved 122 cases. His allowance rate is 36.1%, which indicates a rigorous examination process. Applicants should be prepared for a challenging path to allowance when their cases are assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift of 44.6% is a critical metric for this profile. This figure suggests that interviews are effective at improving the 36.1% baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, this 44.6% lift implies that verbal advocacy is a successful strategy for overcoming rejections and achieving a positive outcome in Art Unit 3600.

The median days to allowance for these cases is 1215. This 1215-day timeline reflects the complexity of the prosecution process under this examiner. Given the 36.1% allowance rate, practitioners should utilize the 44.6% interview lift early in the process to potentially shorten the timeline and increase the probability of a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

36.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
149
Total Applications
+44.6%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 122 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

27.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18428100 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19348137 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING USER ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18351469 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SECURITY-RELATED COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON USER ACTIVITY DATA Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18345960 Dynamic Logic Generator for Incongruous Information in Construction Project Planning Applications Final Rejection Procore Technologies, Inc.
17928523 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE USABILITY IN SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION SERVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19122087 Systems and Methods to Identify Commercialization and Partnership Potential for Research Institutions Final Rejection Northwestern University
17121647 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE ACCESS TO PROPERTY OR INFORMATION USING BLOCKCHAIN Final Rejection SILAKAB CORP.

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