
Michael Dean Lang
Examiner (ID: 5214, Phone: (571)270-3213 , Office: P/3667 )
| Most Active Art Unit | 3667 |
| Art Unit(s) | 3667, 3668, 4188 |
| Total Applications | 861 |
| Issued Applications | 741 |
| Pending Applications | 31 |
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