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      readers.  It is now 2025 and this means it is time to get in your
      numbers for the 2024 toteboards:</p>
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          <li style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDvuv1_opqiOc7UtOBrpuPwXfk87Y33tmuH5qNecN8A3530A/viewform?usp=header"
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              Annual US design patent toteboard</a></li>
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href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6g6WcK1SBkLcFs7hP16jJUYo_7LehHKlOMo5s7InwcujsKA/viewform?usp=header"
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              Annual US utility patent toteboard</a></li>
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href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQpdX_YSJeqwRAtezqSkzLTQ5YqRp2Br3jy9bQpRdBQB__5Q/viewform?usp=header"
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              Annual US plant patent toteboard</a></li>
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href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftRlMnsBNanF1uZW1v8NFiW9P9Y6HLVZpnSdllYvc5daVM1w/viewform?usp=header"
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              Annual US trademark toteboard</a></li>
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          goal is to recognize and rank law firms in the US based upon
          the numbers of US design patents, US utility patents, US plant
          patents, and US trademark registrations each firm obtained for
          clients in 2024.</p>
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          questionnaires will close on Friday, February 14, 2025.</p>
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          year after I post the results of the toteboards, I get sad
          emails from firms that want me to accept their numbers late. 
          This would, of course, typically result in kicking other firms
          down in the rankings \u2014 other firms that got their numbers in
          on time.  Please help to reduce the number of such sad emails
          that I will receive this year.  Maybe you are a person at your
          firm who is responsible for getting these numbers in.  If so,
          please get your numbers in!  Otherwise, please forward this
          blog posting to somebody at your firm to make sure that
          somebody at your firm gets the numbers in for your firm.</p>
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          can see the previous toteboards<span> </span><a
            href="https://blog.oppedahl.com/tote-boards/"
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          going back to the earliest toteboard in 2012.</p>
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