Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, KENNETH W

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2438

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.7%
Allow Rate
+28.7% vs TC avg
633
Total Applications
+0.7%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 616 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
37.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422420 TIME-BASED ONE-TIME PASSWORD ON AUTHENTICATION TOKEN Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18765179 MALWARE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, MALWARE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND MALWARE ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18940726 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROPAGATING DATA PACKETS IN A NETWORK OF NODES Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18817587 AUTOMATED SERVICE TICKET GENERATION Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18601821 MULTIPLE ENCRYPTION KEY SUPPORT FOR ENCRYPTED ADVERTISEMENT DATA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18661978 TRACING SYSTEM CALL EXECUTION IN A DATABASE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Snowflake Inc.
18933523 Automated Risk Assessment Module with Real-Time Compliance Monitoring Non-Final OA OneTrust LLC
18779597 ADVERSARIAL ATTACK METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18935228 DETECTING MALICIOUS SMALL CELLS BASED ON A CONNECTIVITY SCHEDULE Non-Final OA T-Mobile USA, Inc.
18969836 PRIVACY DATA OPERATIONS Non-Final OA The Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health
18929368 Restricted Links for Ultra-Secure IoT Communications in 5G and 6G Non-Final OA THE MASSENGILL FAMILY TRUST
18945880 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TRAFFIC IN AN INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER NETWORK Non-Final OA ICSEC S.A.
18890801 PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT Communications Corporation

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