
Chia Wei A. Chen
Examiner (ID: 460, Phone: (571)270-1707 , Office: P/2664 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2664 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2664, 2696, 2699, 2637, 2622 |
| Total Applications | 1023 |
| Issued Applications | 806 |
| Pending Applications | 56 |
| Abandoned Applications | 176 |
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