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Nobody has the USPQ and all the cases are in Westlaw, where it is
trivial to find them by name.<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Pamela S. Chestek<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/12/2024 3:45 PM, reidl--- via
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know how many of you caught up with
John’s TTABlog today about the potential requirement that
henceforth all citations to the TTAB will need to be to
WESTLAW. To me, this sounds like a solution in search of a
problem.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How many people are they going to hire to
change all USPQ cites in the TBMP to Westlaw cites? And what
about we old timers who have extensive libraries of USPQ
citations? I know, the USPQ has only been published since
1929 but it is still the standard. And what about Federal
Courts who prefer the USPQ cites? From my standpoint, I’d
have to write a brief using USPQ cites and then have the
client pay an associate to translate that into WESTLAW cites.
Why impose that cost on us?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an open mind but would really like
to know why the Board thinks that changing the citation format
it has used for its entire existence is beneficial. If I were
still a solo, and one who did not subscribe to Westlaw, I
would have to do so in order to practice before the TTAB. I
know that the universe of we folks who actually did legal
research using dusty books in dwindling, but still ……<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I could understand saying that “for cases
decided from now on you must cite to Westlaw” but to redo
history makes no sense for me. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><span
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said, I am equally bewildered by the </span><span
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CRUSTACEON decision. <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Paul W.
Reidl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Dickenson,
Peatman & Fogarty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1455 1st
St #301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Napa, CA
94559<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">707-261-7010
x 7210<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a
href="mailto:preidl@dpf-law.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#0563C1">preidl@dpf-law.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">@TMGuy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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