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<p class="MsoNormal">So now do we turn our attention back to this fight?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Randall Svihla via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 15, 2023 9:38 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Randall Svihla <rsvihla@nsiplaw.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] Well, at least there's one thing they're not lying anymore<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I cannot believe that the USPTO shut down EFS-Web and Private PAIR after all of the complains they received. There must have been enormous pressure to shut them down, perhaps because of those
Inspector General reports saying they needed to be shut down.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Catherine Van Houten via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 15, 2023 9:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Catherine Van Houten <<a href="mailto:catherine.vanhouten@mcneillbaur.com">catherine.vanhouten@mcneillbaur.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] Well, at least there's one thing they're not lying anymore<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019m sure that\u2019s only because EFS-Web and Private PAIR are gone, so there\u2019s no need for the PTO to refer to the legacy systems in any manner at all.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019m sure this is NOT an acknowledgment that Patent Center falls short of 100% of the functionality of the retired systems.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#8E515A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Catherine A. Van Houten</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#8E515A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Feigelson via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Daniel Feigelson <<a href="mailto:djf@4d-ip.com">djf@4d-ip.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] Well, at least there's one thing they're not lying anymore<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">USPTO no longer falsely claims that Patent Center has 100% of the capabilities of EFS.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To paraphrase Bill Murray, at least they've got that going for them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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