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<p class="MsoPlainText">According to the r/patentexaminer subreddit, patent examiners are having the same problems. A
<a href="http://www.popa.org/blog/update-outage-800-pm-72124/">memo from POPA</a> yesterday said, "As of 4 p.m. ET today, more than 5,700 USPTO computers remain offline due to the faulty CrowdStrike code. "
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Richard A. Schafer | Schafer IP Law<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">P.O. Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">M: 832.283.6564 | richard@schafer-ip.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks<br>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2024 11:07 AM<br>
To: for trademark practitioners <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com>; patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
Cc: Carl Oppedahl <carl@oppedahl.com><br>
Subject: [E-trademarks] trademark examining attorneys and Crowdstrike</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">A listserv member asks to post anonymously:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">In case you were not aware, many of the USPTO trademark examining corps got hit by the Crowdstrike/Microsoft meltdown last Friday and are waiting for the USPTO IT department to get them back online. Not sure about the patent examining
corps, but they could also be in the same fix.<o:p></o:p></p>
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