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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/7/2023 9:14 PM, Karen King via
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      In case you haven\u2019t seen it yet, the USPTO announced this
      afternoon that it is going to delay the shut down of PAIR and EFS
      for at least a few more days, after all.  Here is a link to the
      bulletin that was issued by the USPTO this afternoon.
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      and a link to further information about the decision from the
      Director\u2019s blog:
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