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Examiner Rong Tang

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 210 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION JUN 2026
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Rong Tang has allowed 169 of 210 decided applications (80%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

80% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2111 · 83%AU 2117 · 69%
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What the data says.

Patent Examiner Rong Tang holds a public record spanning 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 210 disposed applications, the examiner's allowance rate is 80%—representing 169 allowed applications and 41 abandoned applications. The record covers multiple art units within TC 2100, with allowance rates ranging from 69% to 83% across these units. This pooled figure aggregates outcomes across different subject areas and does not project results for any individual application.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled, cross-art-unit record combines data from multiple art units into a single aggregate allowance rate. The 80% figure describes the examiner's historical outcome across all units combined. This aggregate is a descriptive statistic of past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Individual art units may show different rates; the range (69% to 83%) reflects that variation, but the pooled rate is the examiner's overall record across TC 2100.

These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →

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The record, art unit by art unit.

Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.

◈ PRIMARY · ART UNIT 2111
194 APPS · 83% ALLOWANCE
83% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 80%
DISPOSITION144 / 30 / 20allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION18.3 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY33.1 moart unit avg 31.7 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility48% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)38%
§103 — Obviousness94% · art unit 72%
§112 — Written description & definiteness60%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.

WITH INTERVIEW87%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW73%+14 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 122 decided applications with an interview and 52 without.

ART UNIT 2117
36 APPS · 69% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines control or regulating systems.

69% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 74%
DISPOSITION25 / 11 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION17.4 moart unit avg 20.2 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY31.3 moart unit avg 33.2 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility42% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)44%
§103 — Obviousness86% · art unit 77%
§112 — Written description & definiteness64%

Based on 36 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Rong Tang

  • What is Examiner Tang's overall allowance rate?
    80%, based on 210 disposed applications (169 allowed, 41 abandoned).
  • How many art units does Examiner Tang work in?
    2 art units (2111 and 2117), both within Technology Center 2100.
  • Does the allowance rate vary across art units?
    Yes. Allowance rates range from 69% to 83% across the examiner's art units. The pooled 80% figure aggregates all units and does not apply uniformly to each.
  • Is the 80% rate a prediction for my application?
    No. The 80% is a historical summary of past dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Rong Tang has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 230 applications.

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These statistics describe past examiner behavior and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Where this page compares an examiner's allowance rate to an art-unit average, that comparison is a factual description of the public record, not a characterization of any individual examiner's conduct or competence.

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