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Examiner Tian-Pong Chang

TECH CENTER 2100 · 2 ART UNITS · 197 DECIDED APPLICATIONS · LAST ACTION NOV 2020
ALLOWANCE RATE = SHARE OF DECIDED APPLICATIONS (ALLOWED + ABANDONED); PENDING EXCLUDED
OVERALL ALLOWANCE RATE · POOLED ACROSS 2 ART UNITS

Examiner Tian-Pong Chang has allowed 129 of 197 decided applications (65%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.

65% pooled allowance · benchmarked per art unit below
DATA UPDATED JUNE 25, 2026
AU 2136 · 63%AU 2186 · 93%
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What the data says.

Examiner Tian-Pong Chang maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 197 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 129 and abandoned 68, yielding an allowance rate of 65%. This rate is computed from decided applications only and does not reflect pending filings. The record spans two distinct art units, pooled here to show the examiner's combined output across the technology center.

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How to read these numbers.

A pooled record aggregates an examiner's decisions across multiple art units into a single allowance rate. The 65% figure describes historical dispositions and is not a prediction of any specific application's outcome. Aggregate statistics reflect past decisions on diverse subject matter within the technology center. Individual art-unit records, where available separately, may show different rates. Pooled data is useful context for understanding an examiner's overall record but does not determine any single case.

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 2136
182 APPS · 63% ALLOWANCE

Primarily examines input/output (I/O) data transfer.

63% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 60%
DISPOSITION115 / 67 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION20.7 moart unit avg 27.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY43.7 moart unit avg 43.4 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility30% · art unit 22%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)62%
§103 — Obviousness95% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness63%
// INTERVIEW SPLIT

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

WITH INTERVIEW76%allowance share
WITHOUT INTERVIEW53%+23 pt difference

A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 83 decided applications with an interview and 99 without.

ART UNIT 2186
15 APPS · 93% ALLOWANCE · LIMITED DATA

Primarily examines computer-aided design (CAD).

93% allowance (of decided)▏ art-unit average 72%
DISPOSITION14 / 1 / 0allowed / abandoned / pending
FIRST ACTION19.9 moart unit avg 22.9 mo
TOTAL PENDENCY30.9 moart unit avg 35 mo
// REJECTION PROFILE
§101 — Subject-matter eligibility14% · art unit 32%
§102 — Anticipation (novelty)50%
§103 — Obviousness79% · art unit 83%
§112 — Written description & definiteness43%

Based on 15 applications — too small a sample to characterize the rejection mix reliably; shown for completeness.

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Questions about Examiner Tian-Pong Chang

  • What is Examiner Chang's overall allowance rate?
    Across 197 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 129 and abandoned 68, for an allowance rate of 65%. This rate is calculated from decided applications only and does not include pending filings.
  • How many art units does this record cover?
    The record spans 2 art units within Technology Center 2100. Figures shown here are pooled across both units. Separate per-art-unit statistics may appear elsewhere on this profile.
  • Does this allowance rate apply to my application?
    No. Pooled historical rates are not predictions of any specific application's outcome. Many factors affect individual cases. This statistic describes past dispositions only.
  • What subject matter does this examiner handle?
    Examiner Chang works in TC 2100, covering Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
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METHODOLOGY & DISCLOSURES

Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Tian-Pong Chang 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: 197 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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