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<p>Sorry Richard but you predicted wrong. What really happened is
the USPTO shut down both EPAS and ETAS on the morning of February
2, three days in advance of the USPTO's launch of Assignment
Center. You had guessed they would do it "the same day" so that
there would not be a gap in service. Instead, the USPTO left a
three-day gap in service. <br>
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<p>I think you are the sort of person who assumes that a software
developer would try to do it in a user-friendly way. <br>
</p>
<p>(this is all a weak attempt at humor)<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">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:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Best
regards,<br>
<b>Richard A. Schafer | Schafer IP Law</b></span><span
style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><br>
</span><span
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Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223<br>
M: 832.283.6564 | </span><span
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href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com"
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E-trademarks
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"><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 class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"><tim@ackermannlaw.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Fwd: USPTO’s new Assignment
Center to replace EPAS and ETAS this month<o:p></o:p></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>"?<o:p></o:p></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?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span
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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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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Center to
replace EPAS
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part of our
efforts to
improve our
services and
strengthen the
customer
experience, as
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Assignment
Center will
replace the
Electronic
Patent
Assignment
System (EPAS)
and Electronic
Trademark
Assignment
System
(ETAS). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
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Center
streamlines
the process
for
transferring
ownership or
changing the
name on your
pending or
granted
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<span
style="color:#0000EE">trademark registration</span></a>. The new
cohesive
system
provides
guidance
through the
entire
assignment
process,
offers
easy-to-use
editing
capabilities,
and allows you
to track the
progress of
your submitted
application. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Starting
<strong><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">January 22</span></strong>,
how-to guides,
training
materials, and
a set of
frequently
asked
questions will
be available
on the
Assignment
Center
webpage.
Additionally,
customer
service staff
will be
available to
answer
questions via
phone or
email. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the location
to
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