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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Jim Larsen [mailto:jim@larsen-ip.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 14, 2023 2:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sarah Adriano <sbadriano@adrianoassociates.com>; patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Access to provisional application of deceased inventor - how?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Already spoke with OPLA. They sent me to the Certified Copy Center, at which no one had any idea what OPLA was smoking. (I don’t need a “certified” copy, but….) Certified
Copy Center <i>could</i> be an appropriate option for unpublished patent documents in limited number of circumstances, none of which apply here, as the OPLA attorney was advised (i.e., existing applicant/assignee/attorney of record/inventor/power-to-inspect).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,<br>
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-Jim<br>
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James C. Larsen<br>
Attorney<br>
Larsen IP PLLC<br>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sarah Adriano <</span><a href="mailto:sbadriano@adrianoassociates.com"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sbadriano@adrianoassociates.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To: </b></span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Jim Larsen <</span><a href="mailto:jim@larsen-ip.com"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jim@larsen-ip.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: Access to provisional application of deceased inventor - how?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Jim, I’d call OPLA. They’ll be able to help you. Sarah</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentcenter [</span><a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Larsen via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jim Larsen <</span><a href="mailto:jim@larsen-ip.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jim@larsen-ip.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] Access to provisional application of deceased inventor - how?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I've been trying for weeks to get access to a (expired) provisional application on behalf of the widow of the deceased inventor, as there is interest in the likely subject matter,
given the inventor's renown in his field. There was (as far as we know) no attorney, no co-inventor listed in the file, and, obviously, no available record of the application. I have appropriate documentation identifying the widow as a legal representative
and have filed a power of attorney signed by same. This resulted in an Unauthorized Signature response from the PTO. After speaking with people in the inventor's assistance center, USPTO legal office, and certification section I'm no closer to getting access
as each PTO contact's respective passing the buck has yet to identify someone that actually knows how to gain access. I have only the inventor name and the application number to go on. Any ideas how to get access?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">-Jim</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#595959">James C. Larsen<br>
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<p><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Larsen IP PLLC</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">p: 425.298.6846</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">e:
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