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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Jan 6, 2025, at 12:30\u202fAM, Ken Boone via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> on behalf of Rick
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<b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Rick Bigelow <<a href="mailto:bigelowpatentlaw@gmail.com">bigelowpatentlaw@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is interesting because I think a lot of the examiners in my applications work from home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Sun, Jan 5, 2025 at 11:30\u202fPM Robert Pierce via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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