Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, SHIN HON

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2131 2431

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shin Hon Chen serves as an examiner in Technology Center 2400 and Art Unit 2131. The examiner has a record of 812 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 86.2 percent, meaning that a majority of applications are granted. This metric is a strong indicator of the prosecution environment for applicants.

The data shows an interview lift of 13.4 percent. This positive lift indicates that an interview can still improve the chances of allowance, even when the baseline rate is 86.2 percent. This suggests that the examiner is open to discussion and that such engagement is a productive way to finalize the examination process.

The median days to allowance is 1004. This figure represents the typical time from filing to grant. With 812 resolved cases and an 86.2 percent allowance rate, the examiner's performance is well-documented. Practitioners can rely on these numbers to plan their prosecution strategy, knowing that both the probability of success and the 1004 day timeline are clearly defined by the data.

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

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+28.2% vs TC avg
840
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
1004
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 812 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18485946 MULTI-PERSONA RESOURCE ACCESS AND COLLABORATION WITH FINE-GRAINED ACCESS CONTROLS Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18621348 Manager For Ingesting Secure User Information and Permitting Scope Limited Access Non-Final OA Oracle International Corporation
19041120 MALICIOUS URL DETECTION AND REMEDIATION FOR COLLABORATION-BASED SAAS APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18848379 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19102439 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PRIVACY PROTECTION DATA LINKAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection NTT DOCOMO, INC.
18495328 ROUTER INCLUDING ANTI-THEFT FEATURES Final Rejection Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
18441944 PERFORMING COMPUTE FUNCTIONS IN SECURE COMPUTE NODES Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
19073103 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO ACQUISITION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Truist Bank
19055016 Optimized Cloud-Based Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Final Rejection Zscaler, Inc.
18170105 HIERARCHICAL DATA TRAFFIC CONTROL IN NETWORK ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18505421 METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CLOUD BUILDING Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDS CO., LTD.
18969260 SENSITIVE INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND TEST COMPONENT CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA Micro Focus LLC
18130272 DOMAIN NAME BLOCKCHAIN USER ADDRESSES Non-Final OA VeriSign, Inc.
18235772 SECURE SERVICE ACCESS WITH MULTI-CLUSTER NETWORK POLICY Non-Final OA VMware, Inc.

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