<div><br></div><div dir="auto"><div><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s502.html">https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s502.html</a></div>Fax numbers at the link above. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Yes there is a drop off window. But do not recall the hours. </div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 9:45 AM Patent Lawyer 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;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">Is there still a drop-off window at the PTO? What are its hours?<div><br></div><div>Also, what is the general fax number? </div><div><br></div><div>Anyone? Anyone?<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 15, 2023, at 9:38 AM, Randall Svihla via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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after all of the complains they received.<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>
There must have been enormous pressure to shut them down, perhaps because of those Inspector General reports saying they needed to be shut down.<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Catherine Van Houten via Patentcenter<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 15, 2023 9:33 AM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Catherine Van Houten <<a href="mailto:catherine.vanhouten@mcneillbaur.com" target="_blank">catherine.vanhouten@mcneillbaur.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Patentcenter] Well, at least there's one thing they're not lying anymore<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">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.<u style="font-family:Calibri"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri"></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri" style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">I\u2019m sure this is NOT an acknowledgment that Patent Center falls short of 100% of the functionality of the retired systems.<u style="font-family:Calibri"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri"></u></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:35 AM<br>
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