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    <p>And, if the Friday is a federal holiday (which it is) then the
      related thing is that very little work gets done on the afternoon
      of the preceding Thursday.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/7/2023 7:42 PM, Rick Bigelow via
      Patentcenter wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">I've seen several of these big software projects. 
        They almost always result in delays when they get into beta
        testing because there are a lot of things that the software
        designers don't know about and therefore can't program for.
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        <div>What this really means is that the software contractor
          probably won't get its max bonus for meeting the deadline.
          (I'm assuming USPTO doesn't have the IT staff to develop
          PATENTCENTER internally).   I suspect the next deadline is
          also tied to a reduced bonus.  Who knows, maybe even USPTO
          management/project management has some bonus money at stake.
          That's generally the reason that project leadership adheres
          rigidly to due dates, live dates, and retirement dates even
          though they know the replacement system is FUBAR.</div>
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        <div>So since max bonuses won't be paid, maybe they can spend
          some of the money they saved by doing a little maintenance on
          PAIR and other systems. </div>
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        <div>Friday is a federal holiday and the start of a three day
          weekend.  How much work will get done over that three day
          weekend?</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 3:49\u202fPM
          Randall Svihla via Patentcenter &lt;<a
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                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Doreen
                        Trujillo via Patentcenter<br>
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                        Tuesday, November 7, 2023 3:26 PM<br>
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                        <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                        Re: [Patentcenter] LMAO! - November 15th</span></p>
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                      legacy EFS-Web and Private PAIR systems ensures
                      that we are better protecting confidential
                      application materials and investing patent user
                      fees responsibly. Maintaining these legacy systems
                      during the development and testing of Patent
                      Center made sense to ensure there was no
                      interruption in service. Patent Center is now
                      ready to become the sole system, and it is time to
                      turn off the legacy systems so we can reinvest
                      recovered resources into developing your ideas for
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                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Suzannah
                      K. Sundby via Patentcenter<br>
                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                      Tuesday, November 7, 2023 3:17 PM<br>
                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a
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                      Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a
                        href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
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                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                      [Patentcenter] LMAO! - November 15th</p>
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                      Tuesday, November 7, 2023 3:04 PM<br>
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                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                      Update: November 15 new transition date for Patent
                      Center replacing legacy systems EFS-Web and
                      Private PAIR</p>
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                                                          date for
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                                                          replacing
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                                                          EFS-Web and
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                                                          as part of our
                                                          modernization
                                                          efforts to
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                                                          extensible
                                                          technology and
                                                          functionality,
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                                                          Application
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                                                          being retired
                                                          after their
                                                          decades of use
                                                          as electronic
                                                          filing and
                                                          application
                                                          management
                                                          systems for
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                                                          2023, the
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                                                          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
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                                                          and that we
                                                          continue to
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