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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Malgun Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">I hope the people at the USPTO who will be getting bonuses for shutting
EFS-Web and Private PAIR down will enjoy their money while those of us on the outside are spending nonbillable time dealing with the fallout.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Goldberg, Judi via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 15, 2023 2:28 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Goldberg, Judi <jgoldberg@leydig.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Patentcenter] FW: Patent Center fully replaces USPTO legacy systems for filing and managing patent applications online<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font color="#0000ee"><span style="color:#0000EE">recently announced </span></font></a>as part of our modernization efforts to provide our customers with more efficient and effective IT tools, today we are officially retiring the decades-old EFS-Web and Private
Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR). The <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcGF0ZW50Y2VudGVyLnVzcHRvLmdvdi8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXN1YnNjcmlwdGlvbmNlbnRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMxMTE1Ljg1Njg4MTUxIn0.x43HLlN7j_eLMUfAKXRnQkFY3cQUcSFDNtIfdE3GumU/s/532760244/br/230844929886-l" target="_blank">
<font color="#0000ee"><span style="color:#0000EE">Patent Center</span></font></a> system will fully replace these legacy tools, providing a one-stop shop for our patents customers for filing and managing their applications, offering a next-generation user interface
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<font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">\u201cThis is an important milestone in our efforts to offer customers a better service through enhanced technology,\u201d said Kathi Vidal, Under
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<a href="mailto:emod@uspto.gov" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ee"><span style="color:#0000EE">emod@uspto.gov</span></font></a> with additional suggestions and ideas for improvements. Recent enhancements we have made to the agency's tools, including expanded
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