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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Richard Straussman via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 5:23 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Richard Straussman <rstraussman@weitzmanip.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] Steampunk Contract<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">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').<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">On 11/8/2023 4:45 PM, Sandra L Etherton via Patentcenter wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Per wiki:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">\u201c \u2018Steampunk\u2019 features
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism" title="Anachronism"><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">anachronistic</span></font></a> technologies or retrofuturistic inventions as people in the 19th
century might have envisioned them\u2026\u201d</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Yup. Living up to its name.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Sandra</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b> Patentcenter [<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>]
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>pbrisky--- via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 1:54 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">
patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> <a href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com">
pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2 Billion dollar one<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Randall Svihla via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:51 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>pbrisky--- via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:41 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">\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></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:51 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Jeff Lindsay <<a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>>; users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b> Jeff Lindsay <<a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:12 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>>; Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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></font><span class="xhkezso"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN"> Allan McDonald's
<i><span style="font-style:italic">Truth, Lies, and O-Rings</span></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>
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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></span></font></p>
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businesses whose IP rights may be jeopardized and whose legal costs will certainly increase. Listen to the engineers!</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Nov 8, 2023, at 11:24 AM, Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:22 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams, Kimberly (<span class="spelle">OITP</span>) <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
Brent, Derrick <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></font></a>>; Udupa, Vaishali <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></font></a>>;
Seidel, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>; Vidovich, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
Morris, Terrel <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>; Mallari, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
Griffin, Steven <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="spelle">EBC</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:EBC@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">EBC@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",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.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Practitioners often receive files from their clients (as was my situation) and it is quite inconvenient to check the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Do note that the FILENAME does not refer to the file extension.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",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).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:11 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></font></a>>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></font></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi, Suzannah</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",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></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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filers are experiencing a \u201c</span></font><strong><b><font size="3" face="Segoe UI ,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI ,sans-serif",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Segoe UI"">File naming convention
error</span></font></b></strong><font size="3" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">\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 </span></font><strong><b><font size="3" face="Segoe UI ,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI ,sans-serif",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Segoe UI"">\u201c</span></font></b></strong><font size="3" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files"><strong><b><font face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">File
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></font></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:07 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></font></a>>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></font></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",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</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">(I hide file extensions so I can better/quickly see the file name.)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:01 AM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></font></a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The problem was the uppercase file extension .PDF, not the uppercase letters in the file name before the file extension.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:51 AM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></font></a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",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
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:47 AM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Btw, I just successfully filed via EFS. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>See attached.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:37 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams, Kimberly (OITP) <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Wondering if you have any information on the provisional application issues I identified. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Additionally, I just attempted to file an Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) in PatentCenter for 17/209,035 and was
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Clearly, this file naming problem is critical to being able to use PatentCenter for filings.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, October 28, 2023 3:17 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams, Kimberly (OITP) <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
Brent, Derrick <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></font></a>>; Udupa, Vaishali <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></font></a>>;
Seidel, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>; Vidovich, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
Morris, Terrel <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>; Mallari, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>>;
Griffin, Steven <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV"><font color="#0000cc"><span style="color:#0000CC">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></font></a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Note that the CORRECT application numbers are highlighted below.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman ,serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif",serif">Again, my apologies for initially providing the incorrect application numbers.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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