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    I wonder if the PTO even went through the proper procurement process
    for this.  I would LOVE to see the documents RFQ documents the PTO
    provided as to what they needed and the response.  I bet it was also
    set for a predetermined outcome.  Who in the PTO is/was affiliated
    with Steampunk? (Just askin').<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/8/2023 4:45 PM, Sandra L Etherton
      via Patentcenter wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">\u201c
            \u2018Steampunk\u2019 features <a
              href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism"
              title="Anachronism" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">anachronistic</span></a>
            technologies or retrofuturistic inventions as people in the
            19th century might have envisioned them\u2026\u201d<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Yup.
            Living up to its name.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter
              [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>] <b>On
                Behalf Of </b>pbrisky--- via Patentcenter<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 1:54 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
              <b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file
              naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">2 Billion dollar one<o:p></o:p></p>
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">Pamela Cei Brisky<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">Senior Patent
              Paralegal/Docketing Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">Fujitsu North America,
              Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#0066CC">Fujitsu Intellectual
              Property Center <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">571-216-2112<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              Pro Italic&quot;;color:red"><a
                href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:#0563C1">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</span></a></span><span
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              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter &lt;<a
                href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randall Svihla via Patentcenter<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:51 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a
                href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
              <b>Cc:</b> Randall Svihla &lt;<a
                href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" moz-do-not-send="true"
                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file
              naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Is this a
            joke?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter &lt;<a
                href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>pbrisky--- via Patentcenter<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:41 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> <a
                href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>;
              Jeff Lindsay &lt;<a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file
              naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><a
href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steampunk-awarded-2b-boss-prime-contract-at-uspto-301530329.html"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steampunk-awarded-2b-boss-prime-contract-at-uspto-301530329.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">\u201cThe objective of the BOSS contract is to
          procure services and expertise, primarily in the form of Agile
          Teams, that drive effectiveness and deliver on a key USPTO
          metric of "delivering business value to our customers,
          frequently, predictably, and with high quality".\u201d<o:p></o:p></p>
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">Pamela Cei Brisky<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">Senior Patent
              Paralegal/Docketing Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Fujitsu Infinity
              Pro Italic&quot;;color:#1F497D">Fujitsu North America,
              Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter &lt;<a
                href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
              <b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:51 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> Jeff Lindsay &lt;<a
                href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>&gt;;
              users of Patentcenter &lt;<a
                href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a
                href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file
              naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">I might get that book\u2026 I was in 8<sup>th</sup>
            grade\u2026 TVs were brought into every classroom so we could
            watch the Challenger launch live\u2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,serif">We were all staring\u2026 speechless\u2026
            dumbfounded\u2026  Much like I am now at the \u2018genius\u2019 of the
            USPTO and other Govt agencies today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Suzannah K.
                  Sundby</span></a></span><span
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              style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Jeff Lindsay &lt;<a
                href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>&gt;
              <br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:12 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter &lt;<a
                href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Cc:</b> Randall Svihla &lt;<a
                href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" moz-do-not-send="true"
                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>&gt;;
              Suzannah K. Sundby &lt;<a
                href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>&gt;<br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file
              naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Do we know who the firm is that the USPTO
          has been paying so much (6X over budget now) for the Patent
          Center? Or for DOCX? (Just Microsoft?) Are there any curious
          apparent conflicts of interest, close associations with
          foreign powers or other US-patent-hostile entities, or other
          red flags that should make us question what is going on even
          more strongly? I\u2019ve been reading about one of the great
          government-business partnerships, that of NASA and Morton
          Thiokol, in<span class="xhkezso"><span lang="EN"> Allan
              McDonald's <i>Truth, Lies, and O-Rings</i>, the story of
              the misaligned incentives and apparent greed that cost the
              lives of the crew of the Challenger Space Shuttle mission
              in 1986. Government officials and corporate executives
              felt great pressure (based on their own incentives) to
              launch under dangerous conditions when key engineers like
              Allen McDonald refused to sign off on the launch due to
              safety concerns. They were overruled and nearly silenced
              in an ugly coverup, were it not for McDonald's courage to
              speak out as a whistle blower. The rush to launch really
              bother me when I think about this book. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        </div>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Just as engineers at Morton-Thiokol were
            demanding that the Jan. 1986 launch be delayed because the
            conditions were not right for launch and there were of
            genuine concerns about the potential failure of the system
            due to O-ring trouble, so also the "engineers" of the patent
            system -- the IP workers who rely on that software for many
            aspects of their work and apparently some internal EBC
             staff at the USPTO -- have been warning against the launch
            of the Patent Center as the sole software platform for
            patent work due to many bugs that are far easier to see than
            the subtle problems with O-rings on the solid rocket motors
            of the Challenger. <o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xhkezso"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
            <div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">If the US patent
                    system "blows up," it's not going to kill anybody
                    directly, but it could have a lasting and serious
                    impact on many inventor and businesses whose IP
                    rights may be jeopardized and whose legal costs will
                    certainly increase. Listen to the engineers!</span><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Jeff
                        Lindsay<br>
                        Planet Lindsay LLC<br>
                        20 Diane Lane<br>
                        Appleton, WI 54915<br>
                        USA<br>
                        <br>
                        <a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>
                        or <a href="mailto:jeff@jefflindsay.com"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jeff@jefflindsay.com</a><br>
                        <a
                          href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflindsay/"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflindsay/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/strategy-300/profile/person/jeff-lindsay"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/strategy-300/profile/person/jeff-lindsay</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">+1
                        920-257-7347<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              </div>
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                <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
                  <div>
                    <p class="MsoNormal">On Nov 8, 2023, at 11:24 AM,
                      Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter &lt;<a
                        href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;
                      wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
                  </div>
                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
                  <div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Below is the USPTO\u2019s
                          reply and my reply to them:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                        K. Sundby &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;<span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                        <b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                        November 8, 2023 12:22 PM<br>
                        <b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams,
                        Kimberly (<span class="spelle">OITP</span>) &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Brent, Derrick &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                        Udupa, Vaishali &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                        Seidel, Richard &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Vidovich, Greg &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Morris, Terrel &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Mallari, Patricia &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Griffin, Steven &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                        <b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span
                          class="spelle">EBC</span><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>&lt;<a
                          href="mailto:EBC@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">EBC@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                        <b>Subject:</b><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                        Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday
                        - October 18<span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Thank you for the
                          explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">It is curious that
                          extensions in all caps were previously
                          accepted (and are still accepted in EFS). <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Seems
                          to be a simple fix that the USPTO could do,
                          i.e., allow file extensions to be in all caps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Practitioners often
                          receive files from their clients (as was my
                          situation) and it is quite inconvenient to
                          check the file extensions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Do note that the
                          FILENAME does not refer to the file extension.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Also note that the
                          warning indicator should be a bit more
                          informative to indicate that the extension is
                          in all caps and should be changed to lowercase
                          (should the USPTO not be willing make such a
                          small change that would be appreciated by most
                          all practitioners).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams,
                        Kimberly (<span class="spelle">OITP</span>) &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                        <b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                        November 8, 2023 12:07 PM<br>
                        <b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                        K. Sundby &lt;<a
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                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;;
                        Brent, Derrick &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                        Udupa, Vaishali &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                        Seidel, Richard &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Vidovich, Greg &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Morris, Terrel &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Mallari, Patricia &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                        Griffin, Steven &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                        <b>Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span
                          class="spelle">EBC</span><span
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                          href="mailto:EBC@USPTO.GOV"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="color:#0000CC">EBC@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                        <b>Subject:</b><span
                          class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                        Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday
                        - October 18<span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">Good
                          afternoon Suzannah,</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div style="margin-left:.5in">
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">You may
                          be experiencing this issue due to the naming
                          conventions that have been present, but is now
                          being enforced in Patent Center, particularly
                          \u201cName.PDF (ends in .PDF - must be .pdf)\u201d.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">For
                          more information, please visit<a
href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="color:#0000CC">https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files</span></a>.</span><span
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">The
                          team has not had the opportunity to revisit
                          the issues you were experiencing with your
                          provisional applications and plan to do so in
                          due course.</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">Thank
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Kimberly
                            A. Williams</span></i><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Patent
                            Center Lead Product Owner/eCommerce IT
                            Supervisor</span></i><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="spelle"><i><span
                              style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">OITP</span></i></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">(571)
                            272-7471</span></i><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
                          Notice: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          message is being sent by or on behalf of a
                          lawyer. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
                          is intended exclusively for the individual or
                          entity to which it is addressed. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          communication may contain information that is
                          proprietary, privileged or confidential, or
                          otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          are not the named addressee, you may not read,
                          print, retain, copy, or disseminate this
                          message or any part. <span
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                          have received this message in error, please
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                          delete all copies of the message.</span><span
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 10:23 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall
                            Svihla &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></a>&gt;;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                              href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Crying out loud\u2026 I\u2019ve
                          been too busy to read the posts\u2026 thought it
                          was just the file name itself, not the
                          extension\u2026 and WHY does the ERROR not indicate
                          the issue is with the EXTENSION ITSELF. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
                          file extension is NOT part of the filename.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif"><a
                              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Suzannah
                                K. Sundby</span></a><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Partner</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">canady +
                              lortz</span><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">LLP</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">1050 30th Street,
                            NW</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">Washington, DC
                            20007</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
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                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        #0000CC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in">
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                              style="color:#0000CC"><a
                                href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
                          Notice: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          message is being sent by or on behalf of a
                          lawyer. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
                          is intended exclusively for the individual or
                          entity to which it is addressed. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          communication may contain information that is
                          proprietary, privileged or confidential, or
                          otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          are not the named addressee, you may not read,
                          print, retain, copy, or disseminate this
                          message or any part. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          have received this message in error, please
                          notify the sender immediately by e-mail and
                          delete all copies of the message.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall
                            Svihla &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></a>&gt;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 10:11 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                              href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Hi,
                          Suzannah</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Yes,
                          it's ridiculous. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>There
                          were several emails about this on the list
                          serve over the past few days. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
                          lower case requirement for lower case file
                          extensions like .pdf has been in effect since
                          at least 2011, but they just started enforcing
                          it in Patent Center on November 1. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
                          Patent Center main page now contains this
                          notification at the top of the page:</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
                      <li class="MsoNormal"
                        style="color:#1B1B1B;mso-list:l1 level1
                        lfo3;background:#E7F6F8"><strong><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe
                            UI&quot;,sans-serif">IMPORTANT </span></strong><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,sans-serif">Some
                          filers are experiencing a \u201c<strong><span
                              style="font-family:&quot;Segoe
                              UI&quot;,sans-serif">File naming
                              convention error</span></strong>\u201d when
                          uploading files in Patent Center. The filename
                          extension must be lowercase (e.g. .docx) to be
                          compatible with other USPTO systems. This has
                          always been the rule and is now enforced in
                          Patent Center.  Please go to the <strong><span
                              style="font-family:&quot;Segoe
                              UI&quot;,sans-serif">\u201c</span></strong><a
href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><strong><span
                                style="font-family:&quot;Segoe
                                UI&quot;,sans-serif;color:#005EA2">File
                                Naming Convention</span></strong></a><strong><span
                              style="font-family:&quot;Segoe
                              UI&quot;,sans-serif">\u201d </span></strong>page
                          for details.</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
                    </ul>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Fun
                          times.</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Best
                          regards,</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Randall
                          S. Svihla</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">NSIP
                          Law</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Washington,
                          D.C.</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
                        1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 10:07 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall
                            Svihla &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></a>&gt;;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                              href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">That\u2019s ridiculous. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>That
                          means we have to check the file extensions of
                          documents we receive from clients\u2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">(I hide file extensions
                          so I can better/quickly see the file name.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
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                            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif"><a
                              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Suzannah
                                K. Sundby</span></a><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Partner</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
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                              lortz</span><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">LLP</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">1050 30th Street,
                            NW</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">Washington, DC
                            20007</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
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                          message or any part. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          have received this message in error, please
                          notify the sender immediately by e-mail and
                          delete all copies of the message.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
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                        1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall
                            Svihla &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></a>&gt;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 10:01 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                              href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br>
                            <b>Cc:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Hi,
                          Suzannah</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">The
                          problem was the uppercase file extension .PDF,
                          not the uppercase letters in the file name
                          before the file extension.</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Best
                          regards,</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Randall
                          S. Svihla</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">NSIP
                          Law</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Washington,
                          D.C.</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
                        1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter
                            &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a>&gt;<span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
                              Behalf Of<span
                                class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby via Patentcenter<br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 9:51 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                              href="mailto:PatentCenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">PatentCenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br>
                            <b>Cc:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[Patentcenter]
                            PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">PatentCenter file
                          naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Could not even upload
                          when the filename was \u201ca\u201d or \u201c1\u201d\u2026 I emailed
                          the USPTO included the Deputy Director. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>See
                          below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Freaking ridiculous.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif"><a
                              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Suzannah
                                K. Sundby</span></a><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Partner</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">canady +
                              lortz</span><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">LLP</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">1050 30th Street,
                            NW</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">Washington, DC
                            20007</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid
                        #0000CC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in">
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="color:#0000CC"><a
                                href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 9:47 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'Williams,
                            Kimberly (OITP)' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Brent, Derrick' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Udupa, Vaishali' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Seidel, Richard' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Vidovich, Greg' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Morris, Terrel' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Mallari, Patricia' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            'Griffin, Steven' &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Cc:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'<a
                              href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">ebc@uspto.gov</span></a>'
                            &lt;<a href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">ebc@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting
                            Yesterday - October 18<span
                              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                              New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Btw, I just
                          successfully filed via EFS. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>See
                          attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif"><a
                              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Suzannah
                                K. Sundby</span></a><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Partner</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
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                              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">canady +
                              lortz</span><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">LLP</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">1050 30th Street,
                            NW</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">Washington, DC
                            20007</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
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Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
                          Notice: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          message is being sent by or on behalf of a
                          lawyer. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
                          is intended exclusively for the individual or
                          entity to which it is addressed. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          communication may contain information that is
                          proprietary, privileged or confidential, or
                          otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          are not the named addressee, you may not read,
                          print, retain, copy, or disseminate this
                          message or any part. <span
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                          have received this message in error, please
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                          delete all copies of the message.</span><span
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                            November 8, 2023 9:37 AM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams,
                            Kimberly (OITP) &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Brent, Derrick &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                            Udupa, Vaishali &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                            Seidel, Richard &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Vidovich, Greg &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Morris, Terrel &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Mallari, Patricia &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Griffin, Steven &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Cc:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
                              href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">ebc@uspto.gov</span></a><br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting
                            Yesterday - October 18<span
                              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                              New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Dear Kimberly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Wondering if you have
                          any information on the provisional application
                          issues I identified. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please
                          advise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Additionally, I just
                          attempted to file an Information Disclosure
                          Statement (IDS) in PatentCenter for 17/209,035
                          and was unable to because I received a
                          filename in convention in error. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Those
                          on the list served indicated that they were
                          receiving such errors when they used capital
                          letters. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Therefore,
                          I renamed my file with all lowercase letters
                          and still received an error. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I then
                          renamed it to be \u201c1\u201d and then \u201ca\u201d, and both
                          were still rejected. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>See
                          below. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">&lt;image003.png&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Clearly, this file
                          naming problem is critical to being able to
                          use PatentCenter for filings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">I am reporting to EBC
                          via copying EBC on this email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Suzannah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif"><a
                              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Suzannah
                                K. Sundby</span></a><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Partner</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">canady +
                              lortz</span><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">LLP</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">1050 30th Street,
                            NW</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">Washington, DC
                            20007</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
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                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                              style="color:#0000CC"><a
                                href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
                          Notice: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          message is being sent by or on behalf of a
                          lawyer. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
                          is intended exclusively for the individual or
                          entity to which it is addressed. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          communication may contain information that is
                          proprietary, privileged or confidential, or
                          otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          are not the named addressee, you may not read,
                          print, retain, copy, or disseminate this
                          message or any part. <span
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                          have received this message in error, please
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                          delete all copies of the message.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah
                            K. Sundby<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
                            <b>Sent:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday,
                            October 28, 2023 3:17 PM<br>
                            <b>To:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams,
                            Kimberly (OITP) &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Brent, Derrick &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                            Udupa, Vaishali &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>&gt;;
                            Seidel, Richard &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Vidovich, Greg &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Morris, Terrel &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Mallari, Patricia &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;;
                            Griffin, Steven &lt;<a
                              href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>&gt;<br>
                            <b>Subject:</b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE:
                            Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting
                            Yesterday - October 18<span
                              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                              New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Dear Kimberly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">I look forward to
                          receiving input the provisional application
                          issues I identified.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Note that the CORRECT
                          application numbers are highlighted below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Again, my apologies for
                          initially providing the incorrect application
                          numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif">Suzannah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
                    <div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif"><a
                              href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">Suzannah
                                K. Sundby</span></a><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span
                                style="color:#0000CC">|</span></b><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Partner</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">canady +
                              lortz</span><span
                              class="apple-converted-space"><span
                                style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                              Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none">LLP</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">1050 30th Street,
                            NW</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif">Washington, DC
                            20007</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">T:
                          202.486.8020</span><span
                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                          New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      <div>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                            Gothic&quot;,sans-serif" lang="DE">F:
                            202.540.8020</span><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.0pt"><span
                          style="color:#0000CC"><a
                            href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        #0000CC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in">
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="color:#0000CC"><a
                                href="http://www.canadylortz.com/"
                                moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                  style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none" lang="DE">www.canadylortz.com</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Century
                          Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">Confidentiality
                          Notice: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          message is being sent by or on behalf of a
                          lawyer. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It
                          is intended exclusively for the individual or
                          entity to which it is addressed. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This
                          communication may contain information that is
                          proprietary, privileged or confidential, or
                          otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          are not the named addressee, you may not read,
                          print, retain, copy, or disseminate this
                          message or any part. <span
                            class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If you
                          have received this message in error, please
                          notify the sender immediately by e-mail and
                          delete all copies of the message.</span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    </div>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                              New Roman&quot;,serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                        style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif">--<span
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