<div dir="ltr">Third postponement now -- to 05 Feb. And they will be retiring ETAS / EPAS as Richard predicted. <div>But *maybe* we'll get the FAQs on the 22nd?<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Tim Ackermann</div><div style="font-size:small">The Ackermann Law Firm</div><p><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">E:  <a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a></span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">P:  817.305.0690</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">F:  214.453.0810</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">W: <a href="http://ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">ackermannlaw.com</a></span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">     Grapevine TX 76051</span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 5:34 PM Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>

  
    
  
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    <p>Note that this counts as a second postponement of the launch
      date, and note that the USPTO lies to cover up the second
      postponement.  See
<a href="https://blog.oppedahl.com/uspto-postpones-again-and-lies-about-and-renames-its-son-of-epas-etas/" target="_blank">https://blog.oppedahl.com/uspto-postpones-again-and-lies-about-and-renames-its-son-of-epas-etas/</a>
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    <div>On 1/11/2024 9:04 AM, Richard Schafer
      via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Pretty
            sure that the PTO will retire EPAS and ETAS the same day as
            Assignment Center arrives. Apparently, the PTO believes it
            will be so transparently easy to use that giving us any
            prior information about it other than “trust us, it will be
            wonderful” is unnecessary.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best
            regards,<br>
            <b>Richard A. Schafer | Schafer IP Law</b></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br>
          </span><span style="font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">P.O.
            Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223<br>
            M: 832.283.6564 | </span><span style="font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">richard@schafer-ip.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
              E-trademarks
              <a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"><e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 11, 2024 9:57 AM<br>
              <b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl
              <a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
              <b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank"><tim@ackermannlaw.com></a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Fwd: USPTO’s new Assignment
              Center to replace EPAS and ETAS this month<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">So, the new one will replace ETAS/EPAS
              on 22 January and ... that's the day the USPTO will make
              available the "<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">how-to
                guides, training materials, and a set of frequently
                asked questions</span>"?<u></u><u></u></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">And by "replace" does the USPTO mean
              ETAS/EPAS will actually go away that same date? Or is
              there some overlap?<u></u><u></u></p>
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                <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Tim
                  Ackermann</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The
                  Ackermann Law Firm</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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                          P:  817.305.0690<br>
                          F:  214.453.0810<br>
                          W: <a href="http://ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                          O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100<br>
                               Grapevine TX 76051</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message
                ---------<br>
                From: <strong><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">U.S.
                    Patent and Trademark Office</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov" target="_blank">subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov</a>><br>
                Date: Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 9:51<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>AM<br>
                Subject: USPTO’s new Assignment Center to replace EPAS
                and ETAS this month<br>
                To: <<a href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com" target="_blank">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a>><u></u><u></u></p>
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                                                          new Assignment
                                                          Center to
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                                                          <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">As
                                                          part of our
                                                          efforts to
                                                          improve our
                                                          services and
                                                          strengthen the
                                                          customer
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