
Hung Nguyen
Examiner (ID: 14976, Phone: (571)272-2124 , Office: P/2882 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 2882 |
| Art Unit(s) | 2851, 2882 |
| Total Applications | 3019 |
| Issued Applications | 2637 |
| Pending Applications | 109 |
| Abandoned Applications | 304 |
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