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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;color:black">Update: November 15 new transition date for Patent Center replacing legacy systems EFS-Web and Private PAIR</span></span><span style="font-size:16.5pt;color:black">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">As we announced in September, as part of our modernization efforts to provide more extensible technology and functionality, the EFS-Web and Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR) tools are
being retired after their decades of use as electronic filing and application management systems for our Patents customers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Starting November 15, 2023, the Patent Center system will fully replace EFS-Web and Private PAIR. Please read our
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<span style="color:#0000EE">latest blog</span></a> from Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa for more information. </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">We are postponing the original transition date (previously November 8) to better respond to and incorporate additional valuable stakeholder feedback into the Patent Center system. Specifically, we are working to increase
usability for sponsored accounts with large amounts of customer numbers and address any related issues. We are also ramping up coverage to our Electronic Business Center to respond to questions in real time and help ensure a smooth transition for our stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Making this transition to Patent Center is essential to ensuring that our tools evolve, that we stay up to date on the latest digital capabilities, and that we continue to deliver excellent customer service to meet
your needs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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