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    <div class="moz-signature" signature-switch-id="3b1f849e-df1a-47f0-a9c3-2130023b23a0">I would
      argue a similar point to Sarah. However, for elimination of doubt
      (because Dale's view is arguable, and probably the most 'to the
      letter accurate'), I modify our Certificate to say &quot;...
      EFS-Web/PatentCenter ...&quot; <br>
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    <div class="moz-signature" signature-switch-id="3b1f849e-df1a-47f0-a9c3-2130023b23a0">Part of
      the confusion is that USPTO has been a bit imprecise whether they
      refer to PatentCenter as an iteration of EFS-Web or a different
      system. I take the view that it's an iteration at least as far as
      the legal framework for the Certificate of Service goes. I know
      the USPTO hasn't updated it, but it seems like the only other
      option is to Fax / USPS, and that's clearly not the intent ... so
      clearly the practical intent of the USPTO is that PatentCenter is
      the next iteration of the USPTO's electronic filing system.</div>
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    <div class="moz-signature" signature-switch-id="3b1f849e-df1a-47f0-a9c3-2130023b23a0">Not
      sure if that stream of consciousness helps, but there it is...<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature" signature-switch-id="3b1f849e-df1a-47f0-a9c3-2130023b23a0">On
      11/8/2023 2:48 PM, Dale Quisenberry via Patentcenter wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sarah,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">My
            view is that the certificate below would not be effective
            for Patent Center unless it was changed from EFS-Web to
            Patent Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">C.
                Dale Quisenberry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Quisenberry
                Law PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">13910
                Champion Forest Drive, Suite 203<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Houston,
                Texas 77069<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832)
                680.5000 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832)
                680.1000 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832)
                680.5555 (facsimile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
                  </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sarah
                  Adriano <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sbadriano@adrianoassociates.com">&lt;sbadriano@adrianoassociates.com&gt;</a><br>
                  <b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 2:31 PM<br>
                  <b>To: </b>users of Patentcenter
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a><br>
                  <b>Cc: </b>Dale Quisenberry
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dale@quisenberrylaw.com">&lt;dale@quisenberrylaw.com&gt;</a><br>
                  <b>Subject: </b>RE: Issue Fee Transmittal -
                  Certificate of Service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dale,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">I
                saw EFS-web as a generic electronic filing system with
                species therein.&nbsp; Filing via patent center was just
                another form of an electronic filing system via the
                web.&nbsp; Comments?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thanks,
                Sarah</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Patentcenter
                    [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>]
                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Quisenberry via
                    Patentcenter<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 03, 2023 4:30 AM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter
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                    <b>Cc:</b> Dale Quisenberry
                    <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dale@quisenberrylaw.com">&lt;dale@quisenberrylaw.com&gt;</a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] Issue Fee Transmittal
                    - Certificate of Service<span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Listmates,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">You
                have probably already noticed this, but just in case:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The
                \u201cCertificate of Mailing or Transmission\u201d on the Part B \u2013
                FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL form for transmittal of an Issue Fee
                does not list transmission to USPTO via Patent Center.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">This
                form won\u2019t work come November 8, agree?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dale</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">C.
                    Dale Quisenberry</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Quisenberry
                    Law PLLC</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">13910
                    Champion Forest Drive, Suite 203</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Houston,
                    Texas 77069</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832)
                    680.5000 (office)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832)
                    680.1000 (mobile)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">(832)
                    680.5555 (facsimile)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.quisenberrylaw.com" moz-do-not-send="true">www.quisenberrylaw.com</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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