<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Wow, look at the Board of Directors for Steampunk: <a href="https://steampunk.com/leadership/" class="">https://steampunk.com/leadership/</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Major connections to the military and government \u2014 this doesn\u2019t look like an IT company at all. Strikes me as very odd. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 8, 2023, at 4:47 PM, Doreen Trujillo via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Director Vidal assumed office April 13, 2022 (confirmed earlier). The Steampunk contract was reported on April 21, 2022. I would presume it takes longer than a week for a contract to be awarded.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Doreen<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span id="cid:image001.png@01DA126A.B675FCB0"><image001.png></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(46, 116, 181);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class="">Doreen Y. Trujillo<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class="">Partner | VLP Law Group LLP<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class="">Southeastern Pennsylvania| Blue Bell, PA<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class="">Office: +1 (267) 358-6839</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class="">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dtrujillo@VLPLawGroup.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dtrujillo@VLPLawGroup.com</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: rgb(31, 78, 121);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Randall Svihla via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 5:26 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] Steampunk Contract<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Maybe I will drive out to Tysons one day and knock on Steampunk's door and ask them about this.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Richard Straussman via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 5:23 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Richard Straussman <<a href="mailto:rstraussman@weitzmanip.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rstraussman@weitzmanip.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] Steampunk Contract<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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? 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font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: maroon;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><strong class=""><u class=""><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.weitzmanip.com/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.weitzmanip.com</a></span></u></strong><b class=""><u class=""><br class=""></u></b><br class=""></span><span style="color: maroon;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On 11/8/2023 4:45 PM, Sandra L Etherton via Patentcenter wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Per wiki:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">\u201c \u2018Steampunk\u2019 features<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachronism" title="Anachronism" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-decoration: none;" class="">anachronistic</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>technologies or retrofuturistic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them\u2026\u201d</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Yup. Living up to its name.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Sandra</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter [<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>pbrisky--- via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 1:54 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">2 Billion dollar one<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Pamela Cei Brisky</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Senior Patent Paralegal/Docketing Manager</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Fujitsu North America, Inc.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; 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border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Randall Svihla via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:51 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Is this a joke?</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>pbrisky--- via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 3:41 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>; Jeff Lindsay <<a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:pbrisky@fujitsu.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">pbrisky@fujitsu.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steampunk-awarded-2b-boss-prime-contract-at-uspto-301530329.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steampunk-awarded-2b-boss-prime-contract-at-uspto-301530329.html</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">\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 class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Pamela Cei Brisky</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Senior Patent Paralegal/Docketing Manager</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Fujitsu North America, Inc.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Fujitsu Intellectual Property Center</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; 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text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:51 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeff Lindsay <<a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>>; users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">I might get that book\u2026 I was in 8<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>grade\u2026 TVs were brought into every classroom so we could watch the Challenger launch live\u2026</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete all copies of the message.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jeff Lindsay <<a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 2:12 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>>; Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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" class=""> Allan McDonald's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">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 class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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 class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="xhkezso"><span lang="EN" class=""> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN" class="">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: 10pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Jeff Lindsay<br class="">Planet Lindsay LLC<br class="">20 Diane Lane<br class="">Appleton, WI 54915<br class="">USA<br class=""><br class=""><a href="mailto:jeff@planetlindsay.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff@planetlindsay.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or <a href="mailto:jeff@jefflindsay.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff@jefflindsay.com</a><br class=""><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflindsay/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflindsay/</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/strategy-300/profile/person/jeff-lindsay" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/strategy-300/profile/person/jeff-lindsay</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">+1 920-257-7347</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></p><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On Nov 8, 2023, at 11:24 AM, Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Below is the USPTO\u2019s reply and my reply to them:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:22 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams, Kimberly (OITP) <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Brent, Derrick <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Udupa, Vaishali <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Seidel, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Vidovich, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Morris, Terrel <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Mallari, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Griffin, Steven <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>EBC<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:EBC@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">EBC@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Thank you for the explanation.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Practitioners often receive files from their clients (as was my situation) and it is quite inconvenient to check the file extensions.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Do note that the FILENAME does not refer to the file extension.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Best regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Suzannah</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>>; Brent, Derrick <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Udupa, Vaishali <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Seidel, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Vidovich, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Morris, Terrel <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Mallari, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Griffin, Steven <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>EBC<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:EBC@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">EBC@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class="">Good afternoon Suzannah,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class="">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><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class="">For more information, please visit<a href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files</span></a>.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class="">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><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class="">Thank you,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Kimberly A. Williams</span></i><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Patent Center Lead Product Owner/eCommerce IT Supervisor</span></i><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">OITP</span></i><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">(571) 272-7471</span></i><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><image002.png></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic ,sans-serif", serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:23 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></a>>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic ,sans-serif", serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Hi, Suzannah</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">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><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background-color: rgb(231, 246, 248);"><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI ,sans-serif", serif;" class="">IMPORTANT </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;" class="">Some filers are experiencing a \u201c</span><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI ,sans-serif", serif;" class="">File naming convention error</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;" class="">\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><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI ,sans-serif", serif;" class="">\u201c</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/files-be-submitted-naming-pdf-files" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;" class="">File Naming Convention</span></strong></a></span><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI ,sans-serif", serif;" class="">\u201d </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;" class="">page for details.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></li></ol><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Fun times.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Best regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Randall S. Svihla</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">NSIP Law</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Washington, D.C.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:07 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</span></a>>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">(I hide file extensions so I can better/quickly see the file name.)</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic ,sans-serif", serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Hi, Suzannah</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The problem was the uppercase file extension .PDF, not the uppercase letters in the file name before the file extension.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Best regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Randall S. Svihla</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">NSIP Law</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Washington, D.C.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentcenter<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:51 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:PatentCenter@oppedahl-lists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">PatentCenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">suzannah@canadylortz.com</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[Patentcenter] PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">PatentCenter file naming convention issue\u2026</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Freaking ridiculous.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic ,sans-serif", serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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Sundby<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:47 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'Williams, Kimberly (OITP)' <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; 'Brent, Derrick' <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>>; 'Udupa, Vaishali' <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>>; 'Seidel, Richard' <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; 'Vidovich, Greg' <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; 'Morris, Terrel' <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; 'Mallari, Patricia' <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; 'Griffin, Steven' <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'<a href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">ebc@uspto.gov</span></a>' <<a href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">ebc@uspto.gov</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Btw, I just successfully filed via EFS. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>See attached.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic ,sans-serif", serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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Sundby<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:37 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams, Kimberly (OITP) <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Brent, Derrick <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Udupa, Vaishali <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Seidel, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Vidovich, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Morris, Terrel <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Mallari, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Griffin, Steven <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">ebc@uspto.gov</span></a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Dear Kimberly,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Wondering if you have any information on the provisional application issues I identified. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please advise.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">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></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""><image003.png></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Clearly, this file naming problem is critical to being able to use PatentCenter for filings.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">I am reporting to EBC via copying EBC on this email.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Best regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Suzannah</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic ,sans-serif", serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">Suzannah K. 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Sundby<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, October 28, 2023 3:17 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Williams, Kimberly (OITP) <<a href="mailto:Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Brent, Derrick <<a href="mailto:Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Udupa, Vaishali <<a href="mailto:Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov</span></a>>; Seidel, Richard <<a href="mailto:Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Vidovich, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Morris, Terrel <<a href="mailto:Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Mallari, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV</span></a>>; Griffin, Steven <<a href="mailto:Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV</span></a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Another Example: PatentCenter Meeting Yesterday - October 18<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Dear Kimberly,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">I look forward to receiving input the provisional application issues I identified.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Note that the CORRECT application numbers are highlighted below.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman ,serif", serif;" class="">Again, my apologies for initially providing the incorrect application numbers.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; 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