<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Sounds like JudicialWatch needs to get involved with some FOIA activity. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 12, 2023, at 8:26 PM, Leigh T via Patentcenter <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="auto">This is amazing, thanks so much for the info.</div><div dir="auto">I wonder if there would be any support for changing that exemption. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 11, 2023 at 11:20 PM Sandra L Etherton via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_5306278242452321126WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">There wasn\u2019t a competitive process. The USPTO is exempt from that. I attach here:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_5306278242452321126MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:21pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">PTO acquisition guidelines.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_5306278242452321126Default" style="margin-left:21pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">A GAO decision on a protest by Ascendant for the initial RFI. Protests are common on prime contracts but this was eye-opening for me.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_5306278242452321126Default" style="margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:21pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">\u201c USPTO is exempt from the Competition in Contracting Act under the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act, 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(4)(A)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_5306278242452321126MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:21pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">A list of the companies that made the cut for determining who would build the systems<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_5306278242452321126MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:21pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Some details on the Steampunk contract. I can\u2019t actually find the prime contract, but my experience is that you can\u2019t get it without a FOIA request.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Makes one wonder\u2026<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Sandra<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,53,114)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"> ______________________</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"> Sandra L Etherton</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"> Registered U.S. Patent Attorney</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(22,9,90)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><div><image003.jpg></div></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> P.O. Box 13808 | Scottsdale, AZ 85267<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> tel: (602) 681-3331 | fax: (602) 681-3339 </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> email: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,53,114)"><a href="mailto:sandra@ethertonlaw.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">sandra@ethertonlaw.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Patentcenter [mailto:<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Lindsay via Patentcenter<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 11, 2023 6:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Jeff Lindsay <<a href="mailto:jeff@jefflindsay.com" target="_blank">jeff@jefflindsay.com</a>>; David Boundy <<a href="mailto:DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com" target="_blank">DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] missing from the announcement (was Fwd: Coming soon: USPTO\u2019s new modernized assignment system is replacing ETAS and EPAS)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Is SteamPunk also doing the IPAS programming? I assume that this big project also falls under the $2 billion BOSS contract that SteamPunk received (though there seems to be no mention of SteamPunk in any announcement from the USPTO \u2014 did I miss something?). Does anybody know about the open, transparent, competitive process that led to the selection of SteamPunk? Anyone seen the RFP that was used? I\u2019m just curious. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jeff Lindsay<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:jeff@jefflindsay.com" target="_blank">jeff@jefflindsay.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">+1 920-257-7347<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Nov 9, 2023, at 3:14 PM, David Boundy via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">At lest in my view, that view could easily hold water. I have no allegiance to one or the other. I don't care that much about 90% of the differences.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">What I DO care about is COMPLETENESS and RELIABILITY. Get the new software WORKING RELIABLY (and fix the really stupid stuff, like the haphazard use of "application" vs "submission" -- that kind of amateur hour stuff leaves me in fear that lots of other things are done imprecisely and incompetently), and I'll switch happily and immediately.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 4:07\u202fPM Alan Taboada via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;border-style:none none none solid;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)">I think the USPTO folks consider themselves above and beyond all that. I think someone read a bit too much into the following quote attributed to Steve Jobs:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><h1 style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:16pt">Some people say, \u201cGive the customers what they want.\u201d But that's not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, "If I'd asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse!'" People don't know what they want until you show it to them. That's why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.</span><u></u><u></u></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)">I would say the folks at the USPTO in charge of customer-facing electronic systems is definitely doing that\u2026 with the exception of our failing to appreciate that what we are being showed is what we actually want.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;padding:3pt 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentcenter<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 9, 2023 3:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl <<a href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com" target="_blank">carl@oppedahl.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] missing from the announcement (was Fwd: Coming soon: USPTO\u2019s new modernized assignment system is replacing ETAS and EPAS)<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Conspicuously absent from this announcement about the "son of EPAS/ETAS" system is any hint or suggestion of any of the following:<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">any effort to ask users what features they are looking for in the "son of EPAS/ETAS" system;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">any commitment to ensuring that all of the functionalities of the EPAS/ETAS systems will be carried forward into the "son of EPAS/ETAS" system (I am thinking for example of the image preview that shows what the halftoning would give you);<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">any indication that alpha or beta testing by actual users took place;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">any indication of planning for a beta testing interval between now and launch day;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">any commitment that the legacy systems would remain in operation for some amount of time after the launch of the "son of EPAS/ETAS" system, to permit continued use of the legacy systems if against all odds there turns out to be some defect in the newly launched "son of EPAS/ETAS" system;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">any presentation (for example with screen shots or mock-ups) that shows what the "son of EPAS/ETAS" is going to look like.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">These things were also conspicuously absent from any of the previous announcements about the "son of EPAS/ETAS" system.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br>-------- Forwarded Message -------- <u></u><u></u></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>Subject: </b><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal">Coming soon: USPTO\u2019s new modernized assignment system is replacing ETAS and EPAS<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>Date: </b><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal">Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:23:55 +0000<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>From: </b><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal">U.S. Patent and Trademark Office <a href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov" target="_blank"><subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov></a><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>Reply-To: </b><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov" target="_blank">subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" valign="top" style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b>To: </b><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com" 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updates to online services, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is reforming the <a href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/78c7b780/MU4fsPYuFkC0CH0jcJ32zQ?u=https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXRhcy51c3B0by5nb3YvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25jZW50ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTEwOS44NTQzNDE5MSJ9.AGtOaHYuGoh4ZBPqhkoVhuJo0oTy_l8esWaB0pbd0dY/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">Electronic Trademark Assignment System</span></a> (ETAS) and the <a href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/69461420/0jntSytatEyOul0q0aTJWw?u=https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXBhcy51c3B0by5nb3YvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25jZW50ZXImdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTEwOS44NTQzNDE5MSJ9.XsxcBPFuwA3li4xBi8gLjzPt79QZ8fG_iKr4z_UeQj4/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">Electronic Patent Assignment System</span></a> (EPAS) into one cohesive and modernized system: the Intellectual Property Assignment System (IPAS). IPAS will be available to customers starting on </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">January 15, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt">. </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">This new system provides integrated information support by processing all <a href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/1e6bfbf0/QtsuJ8p_xEG-Rnhn5L-Gxg?u=https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9wYXRlbnRzL21haW50YWluL3BhdGVudHMtYXNzaWdubWVudHMtY2hhbmdlLXNlYXJjaC1vd25lcnNoaXA_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMxMTA5Ljg1NDM0MTkxIn0.dYFWYhRx7UchCsUQ0oTtHgn4P1iq6Eh7RjfMrk380aQ/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">patent</span></a> and <a href="https://link.edgepilot.com/s/d064b503/YFC9OHpjbUSWA_XWQs0F8w?u=https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi90cmFkZW1hcmtzL3RyYWRlbWFyay1hc3NpZ25tZW50cy1jaGFuZ2Utc2VhcmNoLW93bmVyc2hpcD91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzExMDkuODU0MzQxOTEifQ.z-3VYAXkYXByMcJotuKEoYVO5KYQffjT5EyLAIgv3es/s/532755691/br/230480403810-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,238)">trademark re-assignment</span></a> requests, in which a patent or trademark holder transfers ownership or changes the owner\u2019s name on their pending or granted application or registration. IPAS also enhances customer service by enabling USPTO staff to track the status of customer requests, record data, and issue reports from one secure cloud-based system. </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">This upgrade of USPTO systems is just one way we are updating our online services. 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