Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tom Y Chang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHANG, TOM Y

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2441 2442 2455 2456

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tom Y. Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2441, where they have resolved 455 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 53.4 percent. Practitioners should consider the interview lift of 20.0 percent, which suggests that conducting an interview significantly improves the chances of allowance over the 53.4 percent baseline.

The median time to allowance is 1510 days. This 1510-day timeline is a vital metric for practitioners representing companies such as Dell Products L.P., Cisco Technology Inc., and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. These 455 resolved cases provide a substantial basis for evaluating prosecution trends in Art Unit 2441.

Top firms active in this examiner's gallery include C. Tumey Law Group PLLC, Fogarty LLP, and Invoke. These firms can utilize the 20.0 percent interview lift to optimize their prosecution strategies. The 53.4 percent allowance rate and the 1510-day median pendency are the defining characteristics of the data for Tom Y. Chang.

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

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
487
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1510
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 455 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18180879 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND AN APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18426650 NETWORK SECURITY POLICY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18924636 STATUS INDICATORS FOR COMMUNICATING USER ACTIVITY ACROSS DIGITAL CONTEXTS Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18627622 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18207020 DATA DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18582143 Systems and Methods for Android Localhost Listener to Origin Bind Request to Stop Attacker-in-the-Middle (AITM) Attacks Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
18231817 EVENT DESCRIPTIONS FOR EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO SECURITY ANOMALIES Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18366082 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYSTEMATIZING LINKS INCLUDED IN EMAIL MESSAGES Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18363884 SECURITY MANAGEMENT FOR ENDPOINT NODES OF DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tom Y Chang's allowance rate?

53.4% of resolved applications examined by Tom Y Chang were allowed (455 resolved cases), compared with 75.7% across Art Unit 2441 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tom Y Chang?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tom Y Chang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tom Y Chang took 1,510 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tom Y Chang work in?

Tom Y Chang examines applications in Art Unit 2441 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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