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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Don\u2019t feel silly. Patent Center is making us question a lot of stuff. Today I looked up a just-issued office action for a pending patent application in Patent Center. The office action was emailed today, Nov 6, 2023, but the \u201cstatus\u201d says it was mailed Nov 2, 2023. Obviously this affects the due date for the response. And there was zero activity in documents or transactions on Nov2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>However, I checked PAIR and it too showed the same inconsistent status date (once I finally got in after getting the \u201csearch limit reached\u201d error message \u2013 twice). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>So, has the \u201cstatus\u201d date always differed from the last action in documents and transactions? I don\u2019t know, but it\u2019s Patent Center that made me wonder.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Sandra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>______________________</span></b><span style='color:#993366'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>Sandra L Etherton</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>Registered U.S. Patent Attorney</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>ETHERTON LAW GROUP, LLC</span></b><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>tel: (602) 681-3331 | fax: (602) 681-3339 </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>email: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:sandra@ethertonlaw.com"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>sandra@ethertonlaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>www.ethertonlaw.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Patentcenter [mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Watt, Rachel S. via Patentcenter<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 6, 2023 3:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Randall Svihla <rsvihla@nsiplaw.com>; patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com<br><b>Cc:</b> Watt, Rachel S. <Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] USPTO timestamp<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>EBC doesn\u2019t know, maybe that\u2019s new. But now I\u2019m wondering if that is my version of Word that inserted the timestamp. I feel a bit silly.<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>From:</b> Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 6, 2023 5:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Watt, Rachel S. <<a href="mailto:Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com">Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: USPTO timestamp<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:solid #1F2146 3.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:red'><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>External Email - Use Caution </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hi, Rachel</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Obviously they are using GMT. Why are they using GMT? The system they are using to check the DOCX document for errors must be running on GMT. Maybe it's in the UK or Ireland? Although I would think foreign export laws would prevent that. As far as how does it affect the filing date, who knows? Call the EBC and ask them.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Good luck.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Randall S. Svihla</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NSIP Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Washington, D.C.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><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>From:</b> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Watt, Rachel S. via Patentcenter<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 6, 2023 4:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Watt, Rachel S. <<a href="mailto:Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com">Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] USPTO timestamp<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I\u2019m filing an application in docx format. Looking at the USPTO feedback document, their timestamp on their comments is 5 hours ahead (I\u2019m in EST).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><img border=0 width=376 height=119 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DA10C4.FFC13EE0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is this an issue? What if I was filing at 11:00 pm EST?<o:p></o:p></p><p><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><br> This message may contain confidential information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege or otherwise. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any disclosure, copying, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If this message has been received by you in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. 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