Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, TOM Y

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2442 2455 2456

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tom Y Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2442. He has 455 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 53.4 percent. This 53.4 percent rate suggests a balanced outcome for applicants in the 455 resolved cases he has handled.

The median days to allowance is 1510, which is a relatively long timeline for successful applications. The interview lift is 20.0 percent, suggesting that interviews can help navigate the 53.4 percent allowance rate more effectively. This 20.0 percent lift is a meaningful incentive for practitioners to engage in verbal discussion with the examiner.

The 455 resolved cases show a steady volume of work and provide a solid statistical foundation. Applicants should consider the 1510-day median when planning their strategy. The combination of a 53.4 percent allowance rate and a 20.0 percent interview lift suggests that while prosecution can be lengthy, interviews are a productive tool in Art Unit 2442.

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
481
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1510
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 455 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.4%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18180879 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND AN APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18750839 IMPLEMENTING A CRYPTOGRAPHY AGENT AND A SECURE HARDWARE-BASED ENCLAVE TO PREVENT COMPUTER HACKING OF CLIENT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA PayPal, Inc.
18627622 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18924636 STATUS INDICATORS FOR COMMUNICATING USER ACTIVITY ACROSS DIGITAL CONTEXTS Non-Final OA MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18426650 NETWORK SECURITY POLICY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA Salesforce, Inc.
18915884 Generating CDA Documents Utilizing FHIR Resources Non-Final OA Cerner Innovation, Inc.
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.
18531376 Security Escrow System Final Rejection Bank of America Corporation
18060373 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC RATE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C.
18744075 PROVIDING GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF EMAIL CONTENT Final Rejection Notion Labs, Inc.
18417534 Hyper-customized customer defined machine learning models Final Rejection Zscaler, Inc.
18425303 MANAGING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS BASED ON MOTION DATA Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
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.
18938852 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR URL FETCHING RETRY MECHANISM Non-Final OA BRIGHT DATA LTD.
18456560 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF COMMON OR UNIQUE ACCESS ITEMS IN IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS Final Rejection SailPoint Technologies, Inc.

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