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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I don\u2019t think they have offices for anywhere close to all of the examiners.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My brother in law is an attorney for another agency, and his section has not had offices for a several years, so there is no \u201coffice\u201d for them to go back to work. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike Steger<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 21, 2025 10:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law><br><b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] PTO abandoning remote work?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Saw a post from Professor Dickson yesterday about Trump\u2019s executive order ending remote work for federal employees. Seems to be some wiggle room in it, but wow, aren\u2019t there a ton of examiners working remotely? 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